Gender in Panama 244 indicators covering gender for Panama. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 20.4% 123rd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 37.5% 117th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 25.5% 129th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.09 index 2025 down 0.1% 43rd Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.18 index 2025 up 0.6% 35th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year 2025 down 49.2% 72nd Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 53.8% 2050 up 2.8% 128th Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 11.93 units per square kilometre 2023 up 28.2% 107th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0152 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3.9% 114th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0449 units per square kilometre 2023 up 22.0% 113th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.839 2023 up 5.0% 59th Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 1.49 2025 down 36.3% 73rd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.37 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 41st Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.89 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 16th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 39,169 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 21.5% 53rd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.52 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 34th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 1.5 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 4th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 50.0% 2025 up 0.2% 141st Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 96.94 2024 down 2.2% 139th Gender Development Index 1.01 2023 up 1.3% 15th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 1.01 2023 up 1.3% 15th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 1.01 2023 up 1.3% 15th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.8327 2023 up 4.5% 61st Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 41.5% 105th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.4949 % change on previous year 2023 up 95.6% 95th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 27.7 2016 up 3.4% 44th Access to justice for women 0 2025 — 47th Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 — 18th Gender of the head of government 0 2025 — 20th Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 21.7% 2025 up 18.5% 109th Population 4.52 million 2024 up 16.0% 124th Life Expectancy at Birth 79.78 2024 up 3.1% 54th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 48.84 2025 up 11.1% 8th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 25.5% 2023 up 13.3% 96th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 25.5% 2023 up 13.3% 96th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 27.5% 2023 up 3.4% 97th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 82.87 2021 up 15.5% 133rd Sex ratio at birth 105.26 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.2% 93rd Sex ratio by age 18.36 males per 100 females 2023 up 50.6% 128th Sex ratio at age 5 105.79 males per 100 females 2023 up 1.2% 60th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 105.26 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.2% 93rd Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 1.2% 2023 down 6.5% 102nd Probability that a man will outlive a woman 37.9% 2023 down 0.2% 157th Sex ratio at age 60 95.03 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.1% 101st Male population by age group 184,660 people 2023 down 4.6% 120th Female population by age group 175,122 people 2023 down 5.3% 120th Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 75 2023 unchanged 94th Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 — 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 5 Next →