Panama Poverty Facts
- The unemployment rate in Panama is 8.2 percent.
- The infant mortality rate in Panama is 14.1 per 1,000 births.
- It is estimated that poverty in 2023 decreased by 0.3 percentage points, reaching 13.4 percent.
- Panama has one of the highest income inequality rates in Latin America, according to the Inter-American Development Bank.
- More than 15 percent of children under age 5 suffer from stunting due to malnutrition.
Help for Panama
With a population of around 4.4 million, Panama is a compact nation that has seen continuous economic growth. Despite this progress, poverty and income inequality persist stubbornly, particularly affecting rural indigenous areas and Afro-Panamanian communities, according to the World Bank.
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