Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Panama
Panama: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 66.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Panama, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Panama is 66.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Panama peaked at 68.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 1990.
Panama ranks 51st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.5% | — |
| 1991 | 57.8% | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 59.0% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 60.1% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 60.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 61.3% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 61.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 61.6% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 62.8% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 62.7% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 63.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 63.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 63.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 63.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 64.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 64.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 64.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 63.5% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 64.9% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 65.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 65.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 67.6% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 62.8% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 66.3% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 65.1% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 66.3% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 66.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.2% | 54.5% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 63.0% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 63.0% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 62.8% | 66.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Panama?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Panama was 66.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Panama ranks 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.