Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Panama
Panama: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 141,149 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Panama, 1979–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Panama is 141,149 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Panama peaked at 715,678 people in 1989 and was at its lowest, 123,473 people, in 2019.
That places Panama 64th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Panama, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 299,120 people | — |
| 1989 | 715,678 people | +139.3% |
| 1991 | 680,320 people | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 575,336 people | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 564,723 people | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 572,099 people | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 522,932 people | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 492,048 people | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 637,979 people | +29.7% |
| 2002 | 538,571 people | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 535,780 people | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 505,349 people | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 481,781 people | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 530,516 people | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 445,916 people | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 315,116 people | -29.3% |
| 2009 | 236,877 people | -24.8% |
| 2010 | 277,895 people | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 224,610 people | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 279,624 people | +24.5% |
| 2013 | 226,379 people | -19.0% |
| 2014 | 248,314 people | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 189,467 people | -23.7% |
| 2016 | 193,316 people | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 175,284 people | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 156,149 people | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 123,473 people | -20.9% |
| 2021 | 143,420 people | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 166,417 people | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 141,149 people | -15.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 141,149 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 41,302 people, 3.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Panama's 141,149 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 345,579 people, 41% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +139.3% | 299,120 people | 715,678 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 299,120 people | 299,120 people | 299,120 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 715,678 people | 715,678 people | 715,678 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 583,082 people | 522,932 people | 680,320 people | 5 |
| 2000s | 471,993 people | 236,877 people | 637,979 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 209,451 people | 123,473 people | 279,624 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 150,329 people | 141,149 people | 166,417 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More poverty & inequality data for Panama
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.12 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,226 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.5 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Panama?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Panama was 141,149 people in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 715,678 people in 1989.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 123,473 people in 2019.
- How does Panama rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Panama ranks 64th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.