Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Panama
Panama: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0165 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Panama, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Panama is 0.0165 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Panama peaked at 0.0179 units per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.013 units per person, in 2020.
That places Panama 85th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Panama, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0164 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0164 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0167 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0172 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0167 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0171 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0176 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0176 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0179 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0176 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0177 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0174 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0172 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0172 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0172 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.013 units per person | -24.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0142 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0156 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0165 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0164 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0165 units per person | +0.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.0165 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 100% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.0165 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0176 units per person, 94% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0167 units per person | 0.0164 units per person | 0.0172 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0174 units per person | 0.0171 units per person | 0.0179 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0154 units per person | 0.013 units per person | 0.0165 units per person | 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Panama?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Panama was 0.0165 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0179 units per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.013 units per person in 2020.
- How does Panama rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Panama ranks 85th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.