ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Panama
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Panama at 8.4% in 2025.
Panama, 2025
8.4%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Position in 2025
47th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Panama over time
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% of the labour force 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 | 8.4% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 8.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4.3%, the figure has changed by +4.0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Panama has the 47th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Panama
All statistics for Panama
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
19.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
66.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
54.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
60.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
16.0%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
17.0%
2025 · World Bank