Average weekly hours worked in Panama
Average weekly hours worked in Panama was 36.4 hours per week in 2025, according to International Labour Organization. That is up 1% from 2024. That is the 74th highest of 97 countries in 2023.
Average weekly hours worked in Panama, 1997 to 2025
All 22 values
| Period | hours per week |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 36.4 |
| 2024 | 36 |
| 2023 | 36.2 |
| 2022 | 34.5 |
| 2021 | 34.1 Series break |
| 2020 | 31.2 Series break |
| 2019 | 36.6 |
| 2018 | 36.8 |
| 2017 | 37.9 |
| 2016 | 38.2 |
| 2015 | 39.1 |
| 2014 | 39 |
| 2013 | 39.6 |
| 2012 | 39.4 |
| 2011 | 40.9 |
| 2010 | 39.4 Series break |
| 2009 | 39.5 |
| 2008 | 42.3 |
| 2007 | 39.7 |
| 2006 | 39.6 Series break |
| 2003 | 40.7 |
| 1997 | 38.3 Series break |
Rankings
Definition
Average number of hours actually worked per week in the main job by employed people, full-time and part-time together, from labour force and household surveys compiled by the ILO (13th ICLS definitions). Hours actually worked include overtime and exclude paid leave.
Main job only, so people with second jobs work more than shown. Countries with many part-time workers show lower averages. The ILO's modelled estimates are not served. The ILO recalculates national survey data to its international definitions, so values can differ from the figures national offices publish, and it revises past years.
How to cite
International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT. Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex, total, annual (DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB). https://data.ilo.org/vis?df%5Bds%5D=ds-production&df%5Bid%5D=DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB&df%5Bag%5D=ILO (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0.Citation styles
APA 7
International Labour Organization. (2026). Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex, total, annual (DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB) (Average weekly hours worked, Panama, 1997 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.ilo.org/vis?df%5Bds%5D=ds-production&df%5Bid%5D=DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB&df%5Bag%5D=ILO
MLA 9
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex, total, annual (DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB), Average weekly hours worked, Panama, 1997 to 2025. International Labour Organization, 11 Oct. 2026, https://data.ilo.org/vis?df%5Bds%5D=ds-production&df%5Bid%5D=DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB&df%5Bag%5D=ILO. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-weekly-hours-worked/panama. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
International Labour Organization. 2026. Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex, total, annual (DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB). Average weekly hours worked, Panama, 1997 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.ilo.org/vis?df%5Bds%5D=ds-production&df%5Bid%5D=DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB&df%5Bag%5D=ILO. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-weekly-hours-worked/panama.
Harvard
International Labour Organization (2026) Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex, total, annual (DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB), Average weekly hours worked, Panama, 1997 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.ilo.org/vis?df%5Bds%5D=ds-production&df%5Bid%5D=DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB&df%5Bag%5D=ILO, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/average-weekly-hours-worked/panama (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{international_average_weekly_hours_worked_2025,
author = {{International Labour Organization}},
title = {{Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex, total, annual (DF\_HOW\_TEMP\_SEX\_NB): Average weekly hours worked, Panama, 1997 to 2025}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://data.ilo.org/vis?df%5Bds%5D=ds-production&df%5Bid%5D=DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB&df%5Bag%5D=ILO},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-weekly-hours-worked/panama. Publisher attribution: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT. Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex, total, annual (DF\_HOW\_TEMP\_SEX\_NB). https://data.ilo.org/vis?df\%5Bds\%5D=ds-production\&df\%5Bid\%5D=DF\_HOW\_TEMP\_SEX\_NB\&df\%5Bag\%5D=ILO (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0.},
}
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What is the average weekly hours worked in Panama?
Average weekly hours worked in Panama was 36.4 hours per week in 2025, according to International Labour Organization. That is up 1% from 2024. That is the 74th highest of 97 countries in 2023.
Where does this figure come from?
International Labour Organization. Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex, total, annual (DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest average weekly hours worked in Panama?
42.3 hours per week in 2008, the highest value since 1997 in this series.