Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Panama
Panama: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 29.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Panama, 2008–2023
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Panama stood at 29.8%.
The figure is down 24.3% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Panama peaked at 39.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2008.
That places Panama 19th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Panama, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11.6% | — |
| 2009 | 21.3% | +83.9% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 39.4% | +51.8% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | -24.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 11.6% | 21.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 19.9% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 29.8% | 39.4% | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Panama
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.192 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1956 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1888 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,652 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,175 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,950 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,955 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,905 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Panama?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Panama was 29.8% in 2023, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2008.
- How does Panama rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
- Panama ranks 19th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount