Labour Force (Total) rose 7.83% to 1.97 mil in Panama in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Panama reached an all time high of 2.03 mil in 2019 and an all time low of 0.894 mil in 1990. When compared to Panama's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Colombia amounted to 26.1 mil, 2.43 mil in Costa Rica, 4.31 mil in Honduras and 3.04 mil in Nicaragua in 2021.
Panama has been ranked 126th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | mil | 0.157 | 0.163 | 0.167 | 0.171 | 0.176 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | mil | 99.0 | 100 | 102 | 103 | 105 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | mil | 24.8 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 26.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | mil | 2.31 | 2.22 | 2.27 | 2.38 | 2.50 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | mil | 2.60 | 2.65 | 2.67 | 2.67 | 2.73 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | mil | 6.02 | 6.18 | 6.36 | 6.53 | 6.69 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | mil | 3.92 | 3.98 | 4.16 | 4.41 | 4.30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | mil | 52.0 | 52.8 | 53.5 | 54.5 | 55.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | mil | 2.78 | 2.84 | 2.91 | 2.95 | 3.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | mil | 1.79 | 1.83 | 1.85 | 1.94 | 2.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | mil | 16.7 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 18.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 160 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 166 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | mil | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 10.9 |
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