Gender in Panama

244 indicators covering gender for Panama.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,093 2030 down 3.5% 120th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6093 % change on previous year 2030 down 1,401.8% 97th
Population 3,741 2030 up 18.4% 127th
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,741 2030 up 18.4% 127th
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year 2030 down 17.0% 75th
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 34,683 2025 down 8.3% 117th
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 36,470 2025 down 8.5% 117th
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 34,602 2025 down 8.2% 117th
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 36,393 2025 down 8.2% 117th
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 34,517 2025 down 8.2% 117th
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 36,313 2025 down 8.0% 117th
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 34,492 2025 down 7.9% 119th
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 36,292 2025 down 7.5% 119th
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 34,578 2025 down 6.6% 120th
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 36,443 2025 down 6.0% 119th
Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 35,279 2025 down 3.5% 120th
Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 37,249 2025 down 2.5% 120th
Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 33.83 2027 down 0.9% 140th
Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.742 2025 down 6.1% 96th
Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.758 2025 down 5.4% 71st
Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.611 2025 down 13.5% 119th
Women's Political Participation Index 0.894 2025 down 0.4% 108th
Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.742 2025 down 6.1% 96th
Key features of women's political empowerment 0.742 2025 down 6.1% 96th
Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -4.26 % change on previous year 2025 158th
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.742 2025 down 6.1% 96th
Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 20th
Prevalence of obesity, female 45.0% 2024 up 30.2% 29th
Prevalence of obesity, male 30.3% 2024 up 34.7% 35th
Life expectancy at age 60, female 26.28 years 2024 up 4.8% 32nd
Life expectancy at age 60, male 19.53 years 2024 down 7.6% 85th
Share of women who are obese 45.0% 2024 up 30.3% 32nd
Share of women who are overweight or obese 77.5% 2024 up 13.4% 17th
Share of overweight men vs. women 68.8% 2024 up 14.3% 36th
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 89.9% 2024 up 3.0% 68th
Share of women who are married or in a union 10.3% 2023 down 26.8% 73rd
Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th
Population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.0% 135th
Population, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year 2024 down 27.0% 81st
Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 42.1% 92nd
Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 209.56 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 14.6% 80th
Women, Business and the Law Index 79.38 index (0–100) 2023 up 7.6% 104th
Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women have the same rights to remarry as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 122nd
Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 94th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 12.1% 92nd
Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Population, per square kilometre 60.11 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.8% 116th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person 2025 up 4.7% 94th
Labor force, female 955,583 2025 up 29.2% 119th
Labor force, female, per capita 0.209 units per person 2025 up 11.9% 82nd
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 index 2025 down 0.1% 65th