Labour Force, Female (As % of Total Labour Force) rose 1.78% to 41.4% in Panama in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force, Female (As % of Total Labour Force) in Panama reached an all time high of 41.4% in 2019 and an all time low of 32.6% in 1990. When compared to Panama's main peers, Labour Force, Female (As % of Total Labour Force) in Colombia amounted to 41.2%, 40.3% in Costa Rica, 34.9% in Honduras and 37.8% in Nicaragua in 2021.
Panama has been ranked 109th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force, Female (As % of Total Labour Force), 26 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force, Female (As % of Total Labour Force) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | % | 37.8% | 38.3% | 38.1% | 38.3% | 38.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | 42.6% | 42.7% | 43.3% | 43.5% | 43.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | % | 42.8% | 42.8% | 42.8% | 42.6% | 42.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | % | 39.3% | 38.0% | 37.9% | 38.7% | 40.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | % | 41.3% | 41.5% | 41.1% | 41.2% | 41.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | 32.6% | 33.5% | 32.6% | 32.8% | 33.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | % | 36.3% | 36.2% | 35.5% | 37.6% | 35.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 37.4% | 37.5% | 37.3% | 37.6% | 38.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | 38.2% | 38.4% | 38.6% | 38.4% | 38.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | % | 39.5% | 39.4% | 39.9% | 40.2% | 41.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | % | 45.4% | 45.8% | 45.9% | 46.1% | 46.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 46.1% | 46.0% | 46.2% | 46.1% | 46.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | 40.0% | 39.8% | 38.9% | 37.8% | 35.0% |
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