Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Panama
Panama: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 51.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Panama, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Panama recorded 51.4% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Panama peaked at 76.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 2025.
Panama ranks 65th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 76.6% | — |
| 1970 | 76.0% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 63.9% | -15.9% |
| 1980 | 56.2% | -11.9% |
| 1983 | 59.7% | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 61.8% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 62.4% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 59.4% | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 63.8% | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 64.7% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 60.7% | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 62.9% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 67.7% | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 65.9% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 66.8% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 62.5% | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 65.0% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 64.6% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 64.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 60.5% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 62.3% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 62.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 63.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 62.1% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 60.5% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 65.2% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 62.2% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 58.3% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 60.4% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 58.8% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 57.4% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 55.3% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 56.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 56.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 51.9% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 57.5% | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 51.5% | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 52.8% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 51.4% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.6% | 76.6% | 76.6% | 1 |
| 1970s | 69.9% | 63.9% | 76.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 61.2% | 56.2% | 64.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 64.5% | 60.7% | 67.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 62.2% | 60.5% | 65.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 53.9% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.6% | 51.4% | 57.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Panama?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Panama was 51.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 2025.
- How does Panama rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Panama ranks 65th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.