Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment) in Panama
Panama: Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment) was 7.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Time-related underemployment, female in Panama, 2006–2024
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time-related underemployment, female in Panama is 7.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 17.0% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Panama peaked at 9.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2009.
That places Panama 15th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment) in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8.9% | — |
| 2007 | 7.0% | -21.7% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -69.7% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +215.8% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -57.6% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +137.5% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +35.2% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -27.6% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | +17.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 7.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.7%, 2.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Panama's 7.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.1%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +215.8% | 2.1% | 6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 2.1% | 8.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 2.4% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 6.7% | 9.3% | 3 |
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 time-related underemployment, female in Panama?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Panama was 7.8% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2009.
- How does Panama rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Panama ranks 15th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.