Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Panama
Panama: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 23.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Panama, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
In 2016, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Panama stood at 23.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Panama peaked at 23.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 1993.
That places Panama 78th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.0% | — |
| 1992 | 13.1% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 12.3% | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 13.9% | +13.5% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 15.8% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 16.7% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 18.1% | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 19.2% | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 17.3% | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | +23.8% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 20.8% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | +0.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 23.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.1%, 3.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Panama's 23.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.2%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 12.3% | 19.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 16.0% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 18.2% | 23.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 75 Kazakhstan 24.4% compare
- 76 Saint Lucia 24.2% compare
- 77 Sri Lanka 24.0% compare
- 79 Cape Verde 23.8% compare
- 80 Iran, Islamic Republic of 23.7% compare
- 81 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 23.2% compare
More gender data for Panama
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,093 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6093 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,741 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,741 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 34,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 36,470 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 34,602 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 36,393 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 34,517 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Panama?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Panama was 23.9% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 1993.
- How does Panama rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Panama ranks 78th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".