Panama Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Panama labor force participation rate for 2023 was 46.01%, a 0.22% increase from 2022.
  • Panama labor force participation rate for 2022 was 45.79%, a 0.31% increase from 2021.
  • Panama labor force participation rate for 2021 was 45.48%, a 2% increase from 2020.
  • Panama labor force participation rate for 2020 was 43.48%, a 2.96% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 76.74%
Netherlands 71.41%
New Zealand 68.93%
Australia 67.83%
Norway 65.12%
Switzerland 64.63%
Canada 64.28%
Denmark 63.95%
Qatar 60.64%
Austria 59.29%
Sweden 58.68%
United Kingdom 55.03%
Finland 54.94%
Ireland 54.56%
Germany 54.33%
Malta 54.17%
United States 51.04%
Japan 49.84%
Channel Islands 49.44%
Bahamas 48.41%
Israel 47.61%
Panama 46.01%
Uruguay 45.93%
UAE 45.86%
Guam 45.05%
Estonia 44.08%
Cyprus 43.65%
France 42.76%
Barbados 42.37%
Bahrain 41.18%
Macao 39.78%
Brunei 38.35%
French Polynesia 38.20%
Argentina 37.73%
Oman 36.74%
Trinidad and Tobago 36.58%
Slovenia 36.34%
New Caledonia 35.83%
Singapore 35.61%
Portugal 35.46%
Luxembourg 35.05%
Latvia 34.74%
Lithuania 34.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.80%
Spain 32.94%
Poland 32.11%
Hong Kong 31.98%
Belgium 31.45%
Hungary 31.16%
Croatia 30.49%
Chile 29.93%
Czech Republic 28.52%
Saudi Arabia 27.72%
Slovak Republic 27.56%
South Korea 27.04%
Italy 26.39%
Greece 24.85%
Kuwait 24.43%
Puerto Rico 23.02%
Panama Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 46.01% 0.22%
2022 45.79% 0.31%
2021 45.48% 2.00%
2020 43.48% -2.96%
2019 46.44% 0.83%
2018 45.61% 1.99%
2017 43.63% 0.07%
2016 43.55% 0.38%
2015 43.17% -1.51%
2014 44.69% -1.76%
2013 46.45% 0.54%
2012 45.91% 2.53%
2011 43.38% -3.62%
2010 47.00% -2.76%
2009 49.76% 0.01%
2008 49.76% 2.62%
2007 47.14% 0.13%
2006 47.01% -1.91%
2005 48.92% -0.35%
2004 49.27% -0.24%
2003 49.51% 0.45%
2002 49.06% -0.54%
2001 49.59% -0.54%
2000 50.13% -0.54%
1999 50.67% 0.14%
1998 50.53% 0.06%
1997 50.47% -0.24%
1996 50.70% -0.24%
1995 50.94% -0.10%
1994 51.04% -0.72%
1993 51.76% 1.69%
1992 50.07% 1.69%
1991 48.38% 1.69%