Part time employment, male in Panama
Panama: Part time employment, male was 30.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in Panama, 1997–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, male in Panama is 30.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Panama peaked at 51.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2008.
That places Panama 23rd out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Part time employment, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 31.6% | — |
| 2003 | 25.5% | -19.3% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 51.9% | +67.6% |
| 2021 | 39.7% | -23.6% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 35.0% | +8.0% |
| 2025 | 30.7% | -12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.6% | 31.6% | 31.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 21.7% | 25.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 22.9% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 30.7% | 51.9% | 6 |
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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, male in Panama?
- Part time employment, male in Panama was 30.7% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2008.
- How does Panama rank for part time employment, male?
- Panama ranks 23rd out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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, male (% of total male 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.