Part time employment, total in Panama
Panama: Part time employment, total was 32.4% 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 32.4% for part time employment, total in 2025.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Panama peaked at 52.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2011.
That places Panama 31st 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, total in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 34.7% | — |
| 2003 | 28.2% | -18.9% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 52.5% | +56.6% |
| 2021 | 40.1% | -23.6% |
| 2022 | 39.2% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 34.5% | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 36.3% | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 32.4% | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.7% | 34.7% | 34.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 25.2% | 28.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 24.9% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 32.4% | 52.5% | 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, total in Panama?
- Part time employment, total in Panama was 32.4% 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 52.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2011.
- How does Panama rank for part time employment, total?
- Panama ranks 31st out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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.