Panama Demographics Profile 2009

Population

3,360,474 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 29.3% (male 501,950/female 481,750)
15-64 years: 63.9% (male 1,085,435/female 1,061,530)
65 years and over: 6.8% (male 106,934/female 122,875) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 27 years
male: 26.6 years
female: 27.3 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

1.503% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

20.18 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

4.66 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 73% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 12.67 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 13.53 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 77.25 years
male: 74.47 years
female: 80.16 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.53 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

20,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 1,000 (2007 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea
vectorborne disease: dengue fever and malaria (2009)

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: 91.9%
male: 92.5%
female: 91.2% (2000 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006)

Education expenditures

3.8% of GDP (2004)