Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Panama
Panama: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 33.5% 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 33.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Panama peaked at 48.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2011.
That places Panama 56th out of 115 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 (% of total female employment) in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 39.0% | — |
| 2003 | 30.5% | -21.9% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 29.7% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 30.8% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 28.2% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 30.7% | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 33.4% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 34.6% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 48.9% | +41.1% |
| 2021 | 38.7% | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 40.5% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 34.9% | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 35.8% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 33.5% | -6.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 33.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.6%, 92% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Panama's 33.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.9%, 99% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.0% | 39.0% | 39.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 29.7% | 32.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 25.3% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 33.5% | 48.9% | 6 |
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 part time employment, female in Panama?
- Part time employment, female in Panama was 33.5% 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 48.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2011.
- How does Panama rank for part time employment, female?
- Panama ranks 56th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.