Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Panama
Panama: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 59.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Panama, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Panama is 59.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Panama peaked at 69.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 55.7%, in 2022.
That places Panama 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 62.8% | — |
| 1992 | 62.9% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 63.1% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 63.3% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 63.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 63.5% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 63.6% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 63.2% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 62.8% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 62.3% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 61.8% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 61.3% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 60.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 61.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 61.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 64.2% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 69.4% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 63.5% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 63.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 62.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 60.5% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 58.7% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 58.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 59.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 61.1% | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 59.4% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 59.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.2% | 62.8% | 63.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 62.8% | 60.9% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 58.7% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 55.7% | 61.1% | 6 |
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,175 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,950 1000 No (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Panama?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Panama was 59.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.7% in 2022.
- How does Panama rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Panama ranks 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.