LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Panama
Panama: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 11.73 in 2025. ▲ Rising
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Panama, 2009–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Panama recorded 11.73 for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in 2025.
That represents a change of down 20.1% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Panama peaked at 17.85 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.96, in 2011.
Panama ranks 12th of 61 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 9.31 | — |
| 2011 | 6.96 | -25.3% |
| 2013 | 7.22 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 7.63 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 7.59 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 7.35 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 8.47 | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 9.25 | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 11.63 | +25.7% |
| 2021 | 17.85 | +53.5% |
| 2023 | 12.19 | -31.7% |
| 2024 | 14.68 | +20.4% |
| 2025 | 11.73 | -20.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 11.73 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.71, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Panama's 11.73 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.77, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.31 | 9.31 | 9.31 | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.26 | 6.96 | 11.63 | 8 |
| 2020s | 14.11 | 11.73 | 17.85 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More work & labour data for Panama
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.192 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1956 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1888 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,652 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,175 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,950 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,955 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,905 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Panama?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Panama was 11.73 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 17.85 in 2021.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.96 in 2011.
- How does Panama rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Panama ranks 12th out of 61 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment for persons ages 25 to 54 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. LU2 represents the share of the labour force, in this case for persons of prime age (i.e., persons ages 25 to 54), that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.