Proportion of urban population living in slums in Panama
Panama: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 16.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of urban population living in slums in Panama is 16.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Panama peaked at 48.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2016.
That places Panama 67th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.7% | — |
| 2002 | 44.4% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 35.7% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | -18.9% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.1% | 31.4% | 48.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 16.3% | 27.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for Panama
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.98 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 156.59 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 774,060 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.36 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1736 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 774,060 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.57 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Panama?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Panama was 16.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2016.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Panama ranks 67th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of urban population living in slums (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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