Part time employment, female in Panama
Panama: Part time employment, female was 34.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in Panama, 1997–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
In 2025, part time employment, female in Panama stood at 34.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Panama peaked at 53.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2011.
That places Panama 44th out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Part time employment, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 40.5% | — |
| 2003 | 32.7% | -19.2% |
| 2006 | 33.8% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 30.7% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 53.3% | +43.8% |
| 2021 | 40.7% | -23.6% |
| 2022 | 42.1% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 37.3% | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 38.1% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 34.7% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.5% | 40.5% | 40.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 31.2% | 33.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 28.0% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 34.7% | 53.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 41 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 36.8% compare
- 42 Philippines 36.5% compare
- 43 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 35.3% compare
- 45 Armenia 34.0% compare
- 46 Norway 33.8% compare
- 47 Burkina Faso 32.8% compare
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 part time employment, female in Panama?
- Part time employment, female in Panama was 34.7% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2011.
- How does Panama rank for part time employment, female?
- Panama ranks 44th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.