Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Panama
Panama: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 169.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Panama, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
In 2025, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Panama stood at 169.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Panama peaked at 186.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 134.2%, in 2011.
Panama ranks 26th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 174.6% | — |
| 1992 | 175.2% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 174.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 174.3% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 173.6% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 172.5% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 172.9% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 173.5% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 174.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 174.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 173.4% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 173.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 173.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 173.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 174.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 174.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 175.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 175.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 174.7% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 174.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 134.2% | -22.9% |
| 2012 | 164.3% | +22.4% |
| 2013 | 152.6% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 135.1% | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 166.3% | +23.1% |
| 2016 | 153.2% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 158.2% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 186.5% | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 169.5% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 184.4% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 136.8% | -25.8% |
| 2022 | 138.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 163.3% | +18.2% |
| 2024 | 177.9% | +8.9% |
| 2025 | 169.7% | -4.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 169.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.5%, 1.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Panama's 169.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 133.5%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -25.8% | 184.4% | 136.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 174.0% | 172.5% | 175.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 174.3% | 173.2% | 175.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 159.4% | 134.2% | 186.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 161.7% | 136.8% | 184.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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 ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Panama?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Panama was 169.7% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 186.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 134.2% in 2011.
- How does Panama rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Panama ranks 26th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.