| Population |
3,000,463 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 30.2% (male 461,427; female 443,932)
15-64 years: 63.6% (male 967,490; female 940,344)
65 years and over: 6.2% (male 88,611; female 98,659) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 25.9 years
male: 25.6 years
female: 26.2 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
1.31% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
20.36 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
6.39 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
-0.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 20.95 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 18.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 23.08 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 72.14 years
male: 69.82 years
female: 74.56 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
2.49 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
0.9% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
16,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
less than 500 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality |
noun: panamanian(s)
adjective: panamanian |
| Ethnic groups |
mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 70%, Amerindian and mixed (West Indian) 14%, white 10%, Amerindian 6% |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15% |
| Languages |
Spanish (official), English 14%
note: many panamanians bilingual |
| Literacy |
conventional long form: republic of panama
conventional short form: panama
local short form: panama
local long form: republica de panama |