Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Panama's youth unemployment rate stands at 19.77% as of 2025-12-31, up from 19.68% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Panama's youth unemployment rate was 19.77%, up from 19.68% in 2024.
In 2024, Panama's youth unemployment rate was 19.68%, up from 16.77% in 2023.
In 2023, Panama's youth unemployment rate was 16.77%, down from 19.19% in 2022.
In 2022, Panama's youth unemployment rate was 19.19%, down from 22.34% in 2021.
In 2021, Panama's youth unemployment rate was 22.34%, down from 33.03% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.77% | +0.086% |
| 2024 | 19.68% | +2.92% |
| 2023 | 16.77% | -2.42% |
| 2022 | 19.19% | -3.15% |
| 2021 | 22.34% | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 33.03% | +15.91% |
| 2019 | 17.13% | +3.03% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | -0.717% |
| 2017 | 14.82% | +2.52% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +0.62% |
| 2015 | 11.68% | +0.152% |
| 2014 | 11.52% | +1.63% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +0.313% |
| 2012 | 9.58% | -1.52% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -2.33% |
| 2010 | 13.43% | +0.172% |
| 2009 | 13.26% | +0.302% |
| 2008 | 12.96% | -0.137% |
| 2007 | 13.09% | -0.194% |
| 2006 | 13.29% | -0.198% |
| 2005 | 13.49% | -0.105% |
| 2004 | 13.59% | -0.294% |
| 2003 | 13.88% | +0.032% |
| 2002 | 13.85% | +0.079% |
| 2001 | 13.77% | +0.224% |
| 2000 | 13.55% | +0.104% |
| 1999 | 13.45% | -0.298% |
| 1998 | 13.74% | -0.169% |
| 1997 | 13.91% | -0.099% |
| 1996 | 14.01% | +0.413% |
| 1995 | 13.6% | +0.168% |
| 1994 | 13.43% | +0.241% |
| 1993 | 13.19% | +0.08% |
| 1992 | 13.11% | -0.199% |
| 1991 | 13.31% | — |
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Panama's youth unemployment rate is 19.77% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 19.68% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 33.03% (2020); the lowest is 9.58% (2012), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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