Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Panama
Panama: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 95.26 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Panama stood at 95.26. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Panama peaked at 95.26 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.62, in 2000.
That places Panama 26th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.87 | 89.62 | 91.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.93 | 92 | 94.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.85 | 94.43 | 95.26 | 5 |
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More population data for Panama
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,736 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.11 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4333 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.197 (2100)
- Population density 79.6 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 267,694 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.197 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.11 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -0.6135 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 2,658 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Panama?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Panama was 95.26 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 95.26 in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.62 in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Panama ranks 26th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services - SDG 1.4.1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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