Rural population, per capita in Panama
Panama: Rural population, per capita was 0.3385 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Panama, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.3385 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Panama peaked at 0.5871 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.3385 units per person, in 2025.
That places Panama 115th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Panama, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5871 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5825 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.5768 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.57 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5625 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5547 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5469 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.5396 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5331 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5277 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5238 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.5209 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5185 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5164 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5145 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5127 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.511 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5092 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5072 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.505 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5023 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4994 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4962 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4927 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4891 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4852 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.481 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4765 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4717 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4667 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4613 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4547 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4466 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4374 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4276 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4175 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4076 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3983 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3899 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.383 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3778 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3737 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3697 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3659 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3624 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3593 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3564 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.354 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3519 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3503 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3491 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3481 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3472 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3463 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3455 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3447 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.344 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3434 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3429 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3425 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3421 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3419 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3418 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3414 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.34 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.3385 units per person | -0.5% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.3385 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1867 units per person, 1.8× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.3385 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2796 units per person, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5581 units per person | 0.5277 units per person | 0.5871 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5139 units per person | 0.505 units per person | 0.5238 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4861 units per person | 0.4667 units per person | 0.5023 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4224 units per person | 0.383 units per person | 0.4613 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3621 units per person | 0.3503 units per person | 0.3778 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3454 units per person | 0.3425 units per person | 0.3491 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.341 units per person | 0.3385 units per person | 0.3421 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More agriculture & rural data for Panama
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 518.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7724 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
- Rural population 33.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Panama?
- Rural population, per capita in Panama was 0.3385 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5871 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3385 units per person in 2025.
- How does Panama rank for rural population, per capita?
- Panama ranks 115th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.