Employment-to-population ratio in Panama
The ILO estimates that 60.8% of people aged 15 and over in Panama were employed in 2025.
Panama, 2025
60.8%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Position in 2025
66th of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Panama over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Panama | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 60.7% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 60.9% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 61.0% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 56.4% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 56.7% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 64.2% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 64.1% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 63.1% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 60.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 62.8%, the figure has changed by −2.0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Panama has the 66th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Panama
All statistics for Panama
Labour force participation
66.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
8.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
19.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
54.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
16.0%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
17.0%
2025 · World Bank