Number of people living in extreme poverty in Panama
Panama: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 141,149 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Panama, 1979–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Panama recorded 141,149 people for number of people living in extreme poverty in 2024.
That represents a change of 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 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 regions 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.
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.374 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 14.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1243 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1014 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1014 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3887 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Panama?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty 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 recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 715,678 people in 1989.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty 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?
- Panama ranks 64th out of 120 regions with data for 2024.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty 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. 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.