Share of female workers by sector in Panama
Panama: Share of female workers by sector was 9.62 in 2025. β² Rising
Share of female workers by sector in Panama, 1991β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female workers by sector in Panama is 9.62, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female workers by sector in Panama peaked at 9.8 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.81, in 2000.
That places Panama 93rd 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 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.74 | 1.94 | 3.46 | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.31 | 1.81 | 8.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.38 | 6.93 | 9.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.83 | 7.95 | 9.8 | 6 |
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More gender data for Panama
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 36,313 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 34,492 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 36,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 34,578 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 36,443 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female workers by sector in Panama?
- Share of female workers by sector in Panama was 9.62 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of female workers by sector recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of female workers by sector recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for share of female workers by sector?
- Panama ranks 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of female workers by sector rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of female workers by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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