Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Panama
Panama: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 31.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Panama, 1997–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
Panama recorded 31.3% for part time employment, total in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Panama peaked at 47.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2011.
That places Panama 43rd 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, total (% of total employment) in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 34.2% | — |
| 2003 | 28.1% | -17.7% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 24.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 47.6% | +56.8% |
| 2021 | 36.8% | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 37.7% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 33.7% | +7.0% |
| 2025 | 31.3% | -7.3% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 31.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.0%, 98% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Panama's 31.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.2%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +56.8% | 30.3% | 47.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.2% | 34.2% | 34.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 25.1% | 28.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 22.0% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 31.3% | 47.6% | 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, total in Panama?
- Part time employment, total in Panama was 31.3% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2011.
- How does Panama rank for part time employment, total?
- Panama ranks 43rd out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. 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, total (% of total 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.