Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Panama
Panama: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 1.71 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Panama, 1991β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Panama stood at 1.71 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 53.0% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Panama peaked at 9.1 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -3.82 % change on previous year, in 2021.
Panama ranks 73rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.27 % change on previous year | 2.29 % change on previous year | 9.1 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.54 % change on previous year | -1.1 % change on previous year | 4.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.91 % change on previous year | -0.7847 % change on previous year | 5.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 % change on previous year | -3.82 % change on previous year | 7.48 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 70 Turkmenistan 1.75 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Philippines 1.75 % change on previous year compare
- 72 Djibouti 1.75 % change on previous year compare
- 74 Haiti 1.66 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Cambodia 1.64 % change on previous year compare
- 76 Dominican Republic 1.63 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0047 units per person (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Panama?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Panama was 1.71 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.82 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Panama rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Panama ranks 73rd out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.