Poverty and living standards in Embera, Panama: official figures
64.3% of people in Embera lived in general poverty in 2025, 42.4 pp higher than the national figure (21.9%) and 3rd highest of 13 provinces and comarcas, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
What is the extreme poverty rate in Embera?
Extreme poverty affected 31.0% of people in Embera in 2025, against 10.0% nationally (3rd highest of 13 provinces and comarcas).
Source: Ministerio de Economia y Finanzas (MEF), Direccion de Analisis Economico y Social, con base en la Encuesta de Hogares del INEC · saved copyIs poverty falling in Embera?
General poverty in Embera fell from 65.1% in 2024 to 64.3% in 2025 (-0.8 points); the national rate went from 22.9% to 21.9%.
Source: Ministerio de Economia y Finanzas (MEF), Direccion de Analisis Economico y Social, con base en la Encuesta de Hogares del INEC · saved copyIs extreme poverty falling in Embera?
Extreme poverty in Embera fell from 35.7% in 2024 to 31.0% in 2025 (-4.7 points), while the national rate went from 10.3% to 10.0%.
Source: Ministerio de Economia y Finanzas (MEF), Direccion de Analisis Economico y Social, con base en la Encuesta de Hogares del INEC · saved copyHow many of the poor in Embera are in extreme poverty?
Of every 100 people in general poverty in Embera in 2025, about 48 were in extreme poverty (nationally about 46).
Source: Ministerio de Economia y Finanzas (MEF), Direccion de Analisis Economico y Social, con base en la Encuesta de Hogares del INEC · saved copyHow does poverty in Embera compare with the rest of Panama?
The general poverty rate in Embera was 2.9 times the national rate in 2025 (64.3% against 21.9%).
Source: Ministerio de Economia y Finanzas (MEF), Direccion de Analisis Economico y Social, con base en la Encuesta de Hogares del INEC · saved copyHow Embera compares with other provinces
General poverty rate (2025)
Embera ranks 3 of 12, highest first.
| Rank | Region | General poverty rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ngabe Bugle | 84.4% |
| 2 | Kuna Yala | 74.0% |
| 3 | Embera | 64.3% |
| 4 | Bocas Del Toro | 38.9% |
| 5 | Darien | 32.8% |
| 6 | Veraguas | 29.6% |
| 7 | Cocle | 25.1% |
Extreme poverty rate (2025)
Embera ranks 3 of 12, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Extreme poverty rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ngabe Bugle | 64.5% |
| 2 | Kuna Yala | 47.4% |
| 3 | Embera | 31.0% |
| 4 | Bocas Del Toro | 19.4% |
| 5 | Darien | 13.6% |
| 6 | Veraguas | 13.6% |
| 7 | Cocle | 10.3% |
Change in general poverty rate, 2024 to 2025 (points) (2024-2025)
Embera ranks 6 of 12, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Change in general poverty rate, 2024 to 2025 (points) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ngabe Bugle | -0.4 pts |
| 4 | Panama | -0.6 pts |
| 5 | Veraguas | -0.7 pts |
| 6 | Embera | -0.8 pts |
| 7 | Colon | -0.9 pts |
| 8 | Chiriqui | -1.5 pts |
| 9 | Darien | -1.9 pts |
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Sources
- Ministerio de Economia y Finanzas (MEF), Direccion de Analisis Economico y Social, con base en la Encuesta de Hogares del INEC: Pobreza e Indigencia, Ano 2025 (Cuadro 4: porcentaje de personas en pobreza segun provincias y comarcas indigenas, 2024 y 2025), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 da3b189a8b36…)
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