Proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Panama
Panama: Proportion of population using limited sanitation services was 1.34 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Panama recorded 1.34 for proportion of population using limited sanitation services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 22.8% on the previous year and down 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Panama peaked at 8.44 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.34, in 2024.
Panama ranks 133rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.56 | 6.43 | 8.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.73 | 3.23 | 6.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 | 1.34 | 2.87 | 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 proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Panama?
- Proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Panama was 1.34 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited sanitation services recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 8.44 in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited sanitation services recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of population using limited sanitation services?
- Panama ranks 133rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited sanitation services rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using limited sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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