Labor force, female in Panama
Panama: Labor force, female was 41.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Panama, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Panama is 41.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Panama peaked at 42.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 1990.
That places Panama 128th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.7% | — |
| 1991 | 32.5% | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 32.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 32.9% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 33.4% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 33.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 34.1% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 34.4% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 35.2% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 35.7% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 36.1% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 36.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 36.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 36.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 39.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 40.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 41.4% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 42.4% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 39.2% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 39.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 40.8% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 41.7% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 41.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.4% | 29.7% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 35.7% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 36.8% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 39.2% | 42.4% | 6 |
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More education data for Panama
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Panama?
- Labor force, female in Panama was 41.8% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for labor force, female?
- Panama ranks 128th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.