Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Panama
Panama: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 29.26 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Panama, 1990β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, labor force, total, per square kilometre in Panama stood at 29.26 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in Panama peaked at 29.26 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.5 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Panama 106th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.39 units per square kilometre | 11.5 units per square kilometre | 16.73 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.56 units per square kilometre | 17.25 units per square kilometre | 21.72 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.12 units per square kilometre | 22.25 units per square kilometre | 28.65 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.5 units per square kilometre | 27.21 units per square kilometre | 29.26 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 103 Mexico 30.94 units per square kilometre compare
- 104 Guinea-Bissau 30.15 units per square kilometre compare
- 105 Senegal 29.9 units per square kilometre compare
- 107 Bulgaria 28.87 units per square kilometre compare
- 108 Lesotho 28.47 units per square kilometre compare
- 109 Madagascar 27.69 units per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Panama?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Panama was 29.26 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 29.26 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- Panama ranks 106th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.