Panama Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Panama youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 20.19%, a 2.35% decline from 2021.
  • Panama youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 22.54%, a 9.48% decline from 2020.
  • Panama youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 32.02%, a 14.88% increase from 2019.
  • Panama youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 17.14%, a 3.05% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
New Caledonia 38.02%
French Polynesia 36.37%
Greece 30.05%
Spain 28.34%
Uruguay 27.58%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 27.20%
Barbados 24.49%
Italy 23.93%
Brunei 23.89%
Bahamas 23.85%
Saudi Arabia 23.77%
Sweden 20.68%
Panama 20.19%
Estonia 20.15%
Slovak Republic 19.30%
Cyprus 18.69%
Argentina 18.57%
Portugal 17.80%
France 17.75%
Croatia 17.56%
Luxembourg 17.54%
Chile 17.25%
Belgium 16.27%
Kuwait 15.38%
Channel Islands 14.79%
Finland 14.47%
Guam 13.64%
Latvia 13.20%
Puerto Rico 13.11%
Hong Kong 12.96%
Trinidad and Tobago 11.57%
Slovenia 11.09%
Lithuania 11.05%
Iceland 10.73%
Hungary 10.22%
Canada 10.01%
United Kingdom 9.94%
Norway 9.64%
Austria 9.40%
UAE 9.29%
New Zealand 9.23%
Ireland 9.15%
Denmark 8.78%
Poland 8.71%
Australia 8.29%
Malta 8.27%
United States 7.89%
Netherlands 7.79%
Oman 7.47%
Switzerland 7.37%
Czech Republic 7.08%
Macao 7.05%
South Korea 6.88%
Bahrain 6.63%
Singapore 6.12%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.75%
Japan 4.23%
Qatar 0.30%
Panama Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 20.19% -2.35%
2021 22.54% -9.48%
2020 32.02% 14.88%
2019 17.14% 3.05%
2018 14.09% -0.74%
2017 14.83% 2.53%
2016 12.30% 0.62%
2015 11.68% 0.15%
2014 11.53% 1.63%
2013 9.90% 0.31%
2012 9.59% -1.51%
2011 11.10% -2.32%
2010 13.43% -0.12%
2009 13.55% 0.27%
2008 13.28% -0.01%
2007 13.28% -0.06%
2006 13.34% -0.06%
2005 13.40% 0.11%
2004 13.29% -0.09%
2003 13.38% 0.06%
2002 13.32% 0.00%
2001 13.32% 0.06%
2000 13.26% 0.05%
1999 13.21% 0.15%
1998 13.06% 0.00%
1997 13.06% 0.05%
1996 13.02% 0.05%
1995 12.97% 0.01%
1994 12.95% 0.12%
1993 12.84% 0.08%
1992 12.76% 0.05%
1991 12.71% 0.05%