Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Panama
Panama: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) was 37.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Panama, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Panama is 37.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Panama peaked at 42.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2008.
Panama ranks 72nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 34.3% | — |
| 1992 | 34.1% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 33.9% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 33.7% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 33.5% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 33.4% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 33.3% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 33.6% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 34.0% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 34.4% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 34.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 35.3% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 35.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 35.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 30.8% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 31.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 34.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 38.1% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 38.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 37.8% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 42.1% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 36.1% | -14.4% |
| 2024 | 37.9% | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 37.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.7% | 33.3% | 34.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 33.8% | 27.3% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 30.8% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 36.1% | 42.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 69 Syrian Arab Republic 38.9% compare
- 70 Mongolia 38.4% compare
- 71 Dominican Republic 38.0% compare
- 73 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 37.3% compare
- 74 Guatemala 36.2% compare
- 75 Paraguay 36.1% compare
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 vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Panama?
- Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Panama was 37.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2008.
- How does Panama rank for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Panama ranks 72nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.