| 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.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
1.31% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
20.36 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
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 / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 20.95 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 72.14 years
male: 69.82 years
female: 74.56 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
2.49 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
0.9% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
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 : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 93.2%
female: 91.9% (2003 est.) |
