Demographics of Panama | |
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Population | 4,337,768 (2022 est.) |
Growth rate | 1.53% (2022 est.) |
Birth rate | 14.5 births/1,000 population (2022) |
Death rate | 5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2022) |
Life expectancy | 77.62 years |
• male | 74.76 years |
• female | 80.66 years |
Fertility rate | 1.92 children per woman (2022) |
Infant mortality rate | 16.44 deaths/1,000 live births |
Net migration rate | 3.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population |
Age structure | |
0–14 years | 25.44% |
15–64 years | 65.66% |
65 and over | 8.90% |
Nationality | |
Nationality | Panamanian |
Major ethnic | Mestizo - 65% |
Language | |
Official | Spanish |
This is a demography of the population of Panama including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population. Panama's 2020 census has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic but the government are currently assessing additional implications. They are evaluating the preparatory processes that can begin now[ when? ], such as procurement. [1]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1911 | 336,742 | — |
1920 | 446,098 | +3.17% |
1930 | 467,459 | +0.47% |
1940 | 622,576 | +2.91% |
1950 | 805,285 | +2.61% |
1960 | 1,075,541 | +2.94% |
1970 | 1,428,082 | +2.88% |
1980 | 1,805,287 | +2.37% |
1990 | 2,329,329 | +2.58% |
2000 | 2,839,177 | +2.00% |
2010 | 3,405,813 | +1.84% |
2023 | 4,064,780 | +1.37% |
Source: [2] |
Panama's population was 4,351,267 people in 2021, compared to 860,000 in 1950. [3] [4] The proportion of the population aged below 15 in 2010 was 29%. 64.5% of the population were aged between 15 and 65, with 6.6% of the population being 65 years or older. [5]
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Total population (x 1000) | Proportion aged 0–14 (%) | Proportion aged 15–64 (%) | Proportion aged 65+ (%) | |
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1950 | 860 | 40.2 | 55.7 | 4.1 |
1955 | 983 | 41.8 | 54.1 | 4.1 |
1960 | 1 136 | 42.9 | 52.8 | 4.3 |
1965 | 1 319 | 43.8 | 51.8 | 4.4 |
1970 | 1 526 | 43.9 | 51.8 | 4.3 |
1975 | 1 754 | 42.8 | 52.8 | 4.4 |
1980 | 1 990 | 40.4 | 55.0 | 4.6 |
1985 | 2 233 | 37.6 | 57.6 | 4.7 |
1990 | 2 487 | 35.2 | 59.9 | 5.0 |
1995 | 2 757 | 33.3 | 61.5 | 5.2 |
2000 | 3 055 | 31.8 | 62.6 | 5.5 |
2005 | 3 366 | 30.4 | 63.7 | 5.9 |
2010 | 3 678 | 29.0 | 64.5 | 6.6 |
2015 | 4 080 | 28.1 | 64.6 | 7.3 |
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
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Total | 1 934 264 | 1 916 471 | 3 850 735 | 100 |
0-4 | 187 797 | 179 822 | 367 619 | 9.55 |
5-9 | 184 487 | 176 909 | 361 396 | 9.39 |
10-14 | 180 579 | 173 379 | 353 958 | 9,19 |
15-19 | 170 895 | 164 639 | 335 534 | 8,71 |
20-24 | 160 414 | 155 878 | 316 292 | 8.21 |
25-29 | 154 493 | 150 986 | 305 479 | 7.93 |
30-34 | 147 618 | 144 488 | 292 106 | 7.59 |
35-39 | 140 942 | 138 936 | 279 878 | 7.27 |
40-44 | 130 725 | 130 042 | 260 767 | 6.77 |
45-49 | 113 877 | 114 213 | 228 090 | 5.92 |
50-54 | 96 564 | 98 076 | 194 640 | 5.05 |
55-59 | 76 084 | 78 641 | 154 725 | 4.02 |
60-64 | 58 974 | 62 105 | 121 079 | 3.14 |
65-69 | 45 360 | 48 700 | 94 060 | 2.44 |
70-74 | 33 839 | 37 313 | 71 152 | 1.85 |
75-79 | 23 622 | 27 020 | 50 642 | 1.32 |
80-84 | 14 944 | 17 956 | 32 900 | 0.85 |
85-89 | 8 174 | 10 458 | 18 632 | 0.48 |
90-94 | 3 573 | 4 938 | 8 511 | 0,22 |
95-99 | 1 119 | 1 678 | 2 797 | 0.07 |
100+ | 184 | 294 | 478 | 0.01 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0-14 | 552 863 | 530 110 | 1 082 973 | 28.12 |
15-64 | 1 250 586 | 1 238 004 | 2 488 590 | 64.63 |
65+ | 130 815 | 148 357 | 279 172 | 7.25 |
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
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Total | 2 173 761 | 2 163 645 | 4 337 406 | 100 |
0–4 | 188 707 | 180 605 | 369 312 | 8.51 |
5–9 | 188 786 | 180 836 | 369 622 | 8.52 |
10–14 | 186 177 | 178 516 | 364 693 | 8.41 |
15–19 | 184 931 | 177 805 | 362 736 | 8.36 |
20–24 | 179 023 | 173 354 | 352 377 | 8.12 |
25–29 | 166 836 | 163 323 | 330 159 | 7.61 |
30–34 | 158 793 | 156 785 | 315 578 | 7.28 |
35–39 | 152 777 | 150 905 | 303 682 | 7.00 |
40–44 | 145 734 | 144 050 | 289 784 | 6.68 |
45–49 | 136 697 | 136 413 | 273 110 | 6.30 |
50–54 | 121 428 | 122 735 | 244 163 | 5.63 |
55–59 | 102 281 | 105 070 | 207 351 | 4.78 |
60–64 | 82 346 | 86 597 | 168 943 | 3.90 |
65-69 | 61 869 | 67 091 | 128 960 | 2.97 |
70-74 | 45 329 | 50 809 | 96 138 | 2.22 |
75-79 | 31 963 | 37 293 | 69 256 | 1.60 |
80-84 | 20 693 | 25 375 | 46 068 | 1.06 |
85-89 | 11 689 | 15 209 | 26 898 | 0.62 |
90-94 | 5 433 | 7 528 | 12 961 | 0.30 |
95-99 | 1 894 | 2 777 | 4 671 | 0.11 |
100+ | 375 | 569 | 944 | 0.02 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0–14 | 563 670 | 539 957 | 1 103 627 | 25.44 |
15–64 | 1 430 846 | 1 417 037 | 2 847 883 | 65.66 |
65+ | 179 245 | 206 651 | 385 896 | 8.90 |
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % [8] |
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Total | 2,144,802 | 2,133,698 | 4,278,500 | 100 |
85+ | 18,483 | 24,818 | 43,301 | 1.01 |
80-84 | 19,871 | 24,313 | 44,184 | 1.03 |
75-80 | 30,773 | 35,841 | 66,614 | 1.56 |
70-75 | 43,590 | 48,775 | 92,365 | 2.16 |
65-69 | 59,351 | 64,385 | 123,736 | 2.89 |
60-64 | 78,840 | 82,999 | 161,839 | 3.78 |
55-59 | 99,474 | 102,273 | 201,747 | 4.72 |
50-54 | 118,116 | 119,439 | 237,555 | 5.55 |
45-49 | 134,702 | 134,564 | 269,266 | 6.29 |
40-44 | 144,249 | 142,660 | 286,909 | 6.71 |
35-39 | 151,334 | 149,273 | 300,607 | 7.03 |
30-34 | 157,658 | 155,574 | 313,232 | 7.32 |
25-29 | 164,397 | 161,047 | 325,444 | 7.61 |
20-24 | 176,772 | 171,243 | 348,015 | 8.13 |
15-19 | 184,134 | 177,065 | 361,199 | 8.44 |
10-14 | 185,734 | 178,125 | 363,859 | 8.50 |
5-9 | 188,401 | 180,480 | 368,881 | 8.62 |
0-4 | 188,923 | 180,824 | 369,747 | 8.64 |
Age Group | Male. in 1000s | Female in 1000s | % of Total [8] | % Males of total Males | % Females of total Females |
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Total | 2,144 / 4,278 (50%) | 2,133 / 4,278 (50%) | 4,278 / 4,278 (100%) | 2,144 / 2,144 (100%) | 2,133 / 2,133 (100%) |
85+ | 18 / 43 (42%) | 24 / 43 (56%) | 43 / 4,278 (1%) | 18 / 2,144 (0.8%) | 24 / 2,133 (1%) |
80-84 | 20 / 44 (45%) | 24 / 44 (55%) | 44 / 4,278 (1%) | 20 / 2,144 (0.9%) | 24 / 2,133 (1%) |
75-80 | 31 / 67 (46%) | 36 / 67 (54%) | 67 / 4,278 (2%) | 31 / 2,144 (1%) | 36 / 2,133 (2%) |
70-75 | 44 / 92 (48%) | 49 / 92 (53%) | 92 / 4,278 (2%) | 44 / 2,144 (2%) | 49 / 2,133 (2%) |
65-69 | 60 / 124 (48%) | 64 / 124 (52%) | 124 / 4,278 (3%) | 60 / 2,144 (3%) | 64 / 2,133 (3%) |
60-64 | 79 / 162 (49%) | 83 / 162 (51%) | 162 / 4,278 (4%) | 79 / 2,144 (4%) | 83 / 2,133 (4%) |
55-59 | 99 / 202 (49%) | 102 / 202 (50%) | 202 / 4,278 (5%) | 99 / 2,144 (5%) | 102 / 2,133 (5%) |
50-54 | 118 / 238 (50%) | 119 / 238 (50%) | 238 / 4,278 (6%) | 118 / 2,144 (6%) | 119 / 2,133 (6%) |
45-49 | 135 / 269 (50%) | 135 / 269 (50%) | 269 / 4,278 (6%) | 135 / 2,144 (6%) | 135 / 2,133 (6%) |
40-44 | 144 / 287 (50%) | 143 / 287 (50%) | 287 / 4,278 (7%) | 144 / 2,144 (7%) | 143 / 2,133 (7%) |
35-39 | 151 / 301 (50%) | 149 / 301 (50%) | 301 / 4,278 (7%) | 151 / 2,144 (7%) | 149 / 2,133 (7%) |
30-34 | 158 / 313 (50%) | 156 / 313 (50%) | 313 / 4,278 (7%) | 158 / 2,144 (7%) | 156 / 2,133 (7%) |
25-29 | 164 / 325 (50%) | 161 / 325 (50%) | 325 / 4,278 (8%) | 164 / 2,144 (8%) | 161 / 2,133 (8%) |
20-24 | 177 / 348 (51%) | 171 / 348 (49%) | 348 / 4,278 (8%) | 177 / 2,144 (8%) | 171 / 2,133 (8%) |
15-19 | 184 / 361 (51%) | 177 / 361 (49%) | 361 / 4,278 (8%) | 184 / 2,144 (9%) | 177 / 2,133 (8%) |
10-14 | 186 / 364 (51%) | 178 / 364 (49%) | 364 / 4,278 (9%) | 186 / 2,144 (9%) | 187 / 2,133 (9%) |
5-9 | 188 / 369 (51%) | 180 / 369 (49%) | 369 / 4,278 (9%) | 188 / 2,144 (9%) | 180 / 2,133 (8%) |
0-4 | 189 / 370 (51%) | 181 / 370 (49%) | 370 / 4,278 (9%) | 189 / 2,144 (9%) | 181 / 2,133 (8%) |
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More than half the population lives in the Panama City-Colón metropolitan corridor.
Province | Capital city | Population (2010 Est.) [9] | Population (2020 Est.) [8] |
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Bocas del Toro | Bocas del Toro | 118,405 | 179,990 |
Coclé | Penonomé | 237,840 | 266,969 |
Colón | Colón | 250,802 | 298,344 |
Chiriquí | David | 426,790 | 464,538 |
Darién | La Palma | 46,011 | 57,818 |
Herrera | Chitré | 112,538 | 118,982 |
Los Santos | Las Tablas | 90,984 | 95,557 |
Panamá | Ciudad de Panamá | 1,796,674 | 1,656,339 |
Veraguas | Santiago | 226,847 | 248,325 |
Comarca | Capital city | Population | |
Emberá-Wounaan | Unión Choco | 9,497 | 13,016 |
Kuna de Madugandí | N/D | N/D | N/D |
Kuna Yala | El Porvenir | 37,545 | 47,341 |
Kuna de Wargandí | N/D | N/D | N/D |
Ngäbe-Buglé | Buabidi | 150,550 | 224,823 |
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Registration of vital events (especially deaths) is in Panama not complete until the end of the 20th century. The Population Departement of the United Nations prepared the following estimates. [5]
Period | Live births per year | Deaths per year | Natural change per year | CBR* | CDR* | NC* | TFR* | IMR* | Life expectancy total | Life expectancy males | Life expectancy females |
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1950-1955 | 38 000 | 11 000 | 27 000 | 41.4 | 12.0 | 29.5 | 5.76 | 92 | 56.8 | 55.9 | 57.8 |
1955-1960 | 44 000 | 11 000 | 33 000 | 41.7 | 10.6 | 31.1 | 5.87 | 80 | 59.5 | 58.6 | 60.5 |
1960-1965 | 50 000 | 11 000 | 39 000 | 40.9 | 9.2 | 31.6 | 5.79 | 68 | 62.1 | 61.1 | 63.3 |
1965-1970 | 55 000 | 12 000 | 44 000 | 38.8 | 8.1 | 30.7 | 5.41 | 58 | 64.3 | 63.2 | 65.6 |
1970-1975 | 59 000 | 11 000 | 48 000 | 36.1 | 7.0 | 29.2 | 4.88 | 48 | 66.7 | 65.1 | 68.5 |
1975-1980 | 61 000 | 11 000 | 50 000 | 32.5 | 5.9 | 26.6 | 4.19 | 39 | 69.2 | 67.2 | 71.5 |
1980-1985 | 62 000 | 11 000 | 51 000 | 29.5 | 5.4 | 24.1 | 3.63 | 34 | 71.0 | 68.6 | 73.7 |
1985-1990 | 64 000 | 12 000 | 53 000 | 27.3 | 5.1 | 22.3 | 3.24 | 29 | 72.4 | 69.6 | 75.4 |
1990-1995 | 67 000 | 13 000 | 54 000 | 25.5 | 4.9 | 20.6 | 2.96 | 26 | 73.6 | 70.8 | 76.5 |
1995-2000 | 71 000 | 14 000 | 57 000 | 24.6 | 4.8 | 19.8 | 2.87 | 24 | 74.6 | 72.2 | 77.2 |
2000-2005 | 74 000 | 15 000 | 59 000 | 23.1 | 4.8 | 18.3 | 2.76 | 20 | 75.6 | 73.0 | 78.3 |
2005-2010 | 75 000 | 17 000 | 58 000 | 21.3 | 4.9 | 16.4 | 2.62 | 17 | 76.4 | 73.6 | 79.5 |
2010-2015 | 19.8 | 5.0 | 14.8 | 2.48 | |||||||
2015-2020 | 18.4 | 5.1 | 13.3 | 2.36 | |||||||
* CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman) |
Year | Population | Live births | Deaths | Natural increase | Crude birth rate | Crude death rate | Rate of natural increase | TFR |
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1952 | 905,050 | 29,013 | 6,791 | 22,222 | 36.0 | 8.4 | 27.6 | |
1953 | 929,425 | 31,428 | 7,638 | 23,790 | 37.9 | 9.2 | 28.7 | |
1954 | 954,952 | 33,521 | 7,511 | 26,010 | 39.3 | 8.8 | 30.5 | |
1955 | 981,686 | 34,592 | 8,059 | 26,533 | 39.4 | 9.2 | 30.2 | |
1956 | 1,009,696 | 35,582 | 8,352 | 27,230 | 39.3 | 9.2 | 30.1 | |
1957 | 1,039,038 | 37,743 | 8,656 | 29,087 | 40.5 | 9.3 | 31.2 | |
1958 | 1,069,783 | 37,733 | 8,364 | 29,369 | 39.3 | 8.7 | 30.6 | |
1959 | 1,101,997 | 40,296 | 8,959 | 31,337 | 40.8 | 9.1 | 31.7 | |
1960 | 1,135,703 | 42,359 | 8,827 | 33,532 | 39.9 | 8.3 | 31.6 | 5.254 |
1961 | 1,170,572 | 44,207 | 8,851 | 35,356 | 40.4 | 8.1 | 32.3 | |
1962 | 1,206,608 | 46,274 | 8,239 | 38,035 | 41.1 | 7.3 | 33.8 | |
1963 | 1,243,015 | 46,656 | 9,239 | 37,417 | 40.2 | 8.0 | 32.2 | |
1964 | 1,280,333 | 47,419 | 8,743 | 38,676 | 39.6 | 7.3 | 32.3 | |
1965 | 1,318,567 | 48,377 | 9,035 | 39,342 | 39.2 | 7.3 | 31.9 | 5.191 |
1966 | 1,357,739 | 49,394 | 9,184 | 40,210 | 38.9 | 7.2 | 31.7 | |
1967 | 1,397,854 | 50,795 | 8,938 | 41,857 | 38.8 | 6.8 | 32.0 | |
1968 | 1,438,933 | 52,489 | 9,568 | 42,921 | 38.9 | 7.1 | 31.8 | |
1969 | 1,480,988 | 52,799 | 9,791 | 43,008 | 38.0 | 7.0 | 31.0 | |
1970 | 1,524,445 | 53,287 | 10,225 | 43,062 | 37.1 | 7.1 | 30.0 | 5.041 |
1971 | 1,568,674 | 54,948 | 9,857 | 45,091 | 37.2 | 6.7 | 30.5 | |
1972 | 1,613,452 | 54,910 | 9,076 | 45,834 | 36.0 | 6.0 | 30.0 | |
1973 | 1,658,734 | 52,091 | 9,161 | 42,930 | 33.2 | 5.8 | 27.4 | |
1974 | 1,704,363 | 52,772 | 9,001 | 43,771 | 32. 6 | 5.6 | 27.0 | |
1975 | 1,750,317 | 53,790 | 8,683 | 45,107 | 32.3 | 5.2 | 27.1 | 4.254 |
1976 | 1,796,453 | 53,002 | 8,564 | 44,438 | 30.8 | 5.0 | 25.8 | |
1977 | 1,842,719 | 52,722 | 8,036 | 44,686 | 29.8 | 4.5 | 25.3 | |
1978 | 1,889,061 | 53,040 | 7,555 | 45,485 | 29.1 | 4.1 | 25.0 | |
1979 | 1,935,383 | 52,919 | 8,192 | 44,727 | 28.2 | 4.4 | 23.8 | |
1980 | 1,981,562 | 52,626 | 7,959 | 44,667 | 26.9 | 4.1 | 22.8 | 3.443 |
1981 | 2,029,834 | 53,873 | 7,976 | 45,897 | 26.9 | 4.0 | 22.9 | |
1982 | 2,078,394 | 54,491 | 8,142 | 46,349 | 26.7 | 4.0 | 22.7 | |
1983 | 2,127,000 | 55,222 | 8,499 | 46,723 | 26.4 | 4.1 | 22.3 | |
1984 | 2,175,942 | 56,659 | 8,250 | 48,409 | 26.5 | 3.9 | 22.6 | |
1985 | 2,225,132 | 58,038 | 8,991 | 49,047 | 26.6 | 4.1 | 22.5 | 3.199 |
1986 | 2,274,440 | 57,655 | 8,942 | 48,713 | 25.9 | 4.0 | 21.9 | |
1987 | 2,323,965 | 57,647 | 9,105 | 48,542 | 25.3 | 4.0 | 21.3 | |
1988 | 2,373,821 | 58,459 | 9,382 | 49,077 | 25.2 | 4.0 | 21.2 | |
1989 | 2,423,924 | 59,069 | 9,557 | 49,512 | 25.1 | 4.1 | 21.0 | |
1990 | 2,474,119 | 59,904 | 9,799 | 50,105 | 25.0 | 4.1 | 20.9 | 2.884 |
1991 | 2,527,391 | 60,080 | 9,683 | 50,397 | 24.6 | 4.0 | 20.6 | |
1992 | 2,581,476 | 59,905 | 10,143 | 49,762 | 24.1 | 4.1 | 20.0 | |
1993 | 2,636,079 | 59,191 | 10,669 | 48,522 | 23.3 | 4.2 | 19.1 | |
1994 | 2,691,244 | 59,947 | 10,983 | 48,964 | 23.2 | 4.3 | 18.9 | |
1995 | 2,746,944 | 61,939 | 11,032 | 50,907 | 23.5 | 4.2 | 19.3 | 2.718 |
1996 | 2,803,853 | 63,401 | 11,161 | 52,240 | 23.7 | 4.2 | 19.5 | |
1997 | 2,861,700 | 68,009 | 12,179 | 55,830 | 25.0 | 4.5 | 20.5 | |
1998 | 2,920,591 | 62,351 | 11,824 | 50,527 | 22.6 | 4.3 | 18.3 | |
1999 | 2,980,088 | 64,248 | 11,938 | 52,310 | 22.9 | 4.2 | 18.7 | |
2000 | 3,040,701 | 64,839 | 11,841 | 52,998 | 22.7 | 4.1 | 18.6 | 2.672 |
2001 | 3,102,268 | 63,900 | 12,442 | 51,458 | 21.3 | 4.1 | 17.2 | 2.509 |
2002 | 3,164,354 | 61,671 | 12,428 | 49,243 | 20.2 | 4.1 | 16.1 | 2.393 |
2003 | 3,226,535 | 61,753 | 13,248 | 48,505 | 19.8 | 4.3 | 15.5 | 2.368 |
2004 | 3,288,733 | 62,743 | 13,475 | 49,268 | 19.8 | 4.2 | 15.6 | 2.379 |
2005 | 3,351,007 | 63,645 | 14,180 | 49,465 | 19.7 | 4.4 | 15.3 | 2.388 |
2006 | 3,413,399 | 65,764 | 14,358 | 51,406 | 20.0 | 4.4 | 15.6 | 2.441 |
2007 | 3,475,741 | 67,634 | 14,775 | 52,589 | 19.4 | 4.3 | 15.1 | 2.477 |
2008 | 3,537,986 | 68,759 | 15,115 | 53,644 | 19.4 | 4.3 | 15.1 | 2.506 |
2009 | 3,600,000 | 68,364 | 15,498 | 52,866 | 19.0 | 4.3 | 14.7 | 2.466 |
2010 | 3,661,835 | 67,955 | 16,542 | 51,413 | 18.6 | 4.5 | 14.1 | 2.430 |
2011 | 3,723,821 | 73,292 | 16,367 | 56,925 | 19.7 | 4.4 | 15.3 | 2.466 |
2012 | 3,787,511 | 75,486 | 17,350 | 58,136 | 19.9 | 4.6 | 15.3 | 2.511 |
2013 | 3,850,735 | 73,804 | 17,767 | 56,037 | 19.2 | 4.6 | 14.6 | 2.428 |
2014 | 3,913,275 | 75,183 | 18,171 | 57,012 | 19.2 | 4.6 | 14.6 | 2.447 |
2015 | 3,975,404 | 75,901 | 18,182 | 57,919 | 19.1 | 4.6 | 14.5 | 2.445 |
2016 | 4,037,043 | 75,184 | 18,882 | 56,302 | 18.6 | 4.7 | 13.9 | 2.424 |
2017 | 4,098,135 | 76,166 | 19,482 | 56,684 | 18.6 | 4.8 | 13.8 | 2.403 |
2018 | 4,158,783 | 76,863 | 19,720 | 57,143 | 18.5 | 4.7 | 13.8 | 2.400 |
2019 | 4,218,808 | 72,456 | 20,049 | 52,407 | 17.2 | 4.8 | 12.4 | 2.240 |
2020 | 4,278,500 | 69,945 | 25,151 | 44,794 | 16.3 | 5.9 | 10.4 | 2.142 |
2021 | 4,337,406 | 66,498 | 24,663 | 41,835 | 15.3 | 5.7 | 9.6 | 2.020 |
2022 | 4,395,414 | 63,920 | 22,860 | 41,060 | 14.5 | 5.2 | 9.3 | 1.923 |
The culture, customs, and language of Panama are predominantly Caribbean Spanish. In 2010 the population was 65% Mestizo (mixed European and Amerindian), 12.3% Native Panamanians, 9.2% black, 6.8% mulattoes, and 6.7% white. [11]
Ethnic group | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | Census 2010 | |||
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Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
Non-indigenous | 2,135,060 | 91.7 | 2,553,946 | 90.0 | 2,988,254 | 87.7 |
Amerindian | 194,269 | 8.3 | 285,231 | 10.0 | 417,559 | 12.3 |
Total | 2,329,329 | 2,839,177 | 3,405,813 |
Ethnic group | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | Census 2010 | |||
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Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
Ngäbe (Guaymi) | 123,626 | 63.6 | 169,130 | 59.3 | 260,058 | 62.3 |
Buglé (Bokota) | 3,784 | 1.9 | 18,724 | 6.6 | 26,871 | 6.4 |
Guna | 47,298 | 24.3 | 61,707 | 21.6 | 80,526 | 19.3 |
Emberá | 14,659 | 7.5 | 22,485 | 7.9 | 31,284 | 7.5 |
Wounaan | 2,605 | 1.3 | 6,882 | 2.4 | 7,279 | 1.7 |
Teribe/Naso | 2,194 | 1.1 | 3,305 | 1.2 | 4,046 | 1.0 |
Bribri | 2,521 | 0.9 | 1,068 | 0.3 | ||
Other | 103 | 0.1 | 460 | 0.1 | ||
Not declared | 477 | 0.2 | 5,967 | 1.4 |
European Panamanians or Caucasian ethnic groups in Panama include Spanish, British and Irish, Dutch, French, Germans, Italians, Portuguese, Poles, Russians or Ukrainians (a large number are Jews), Greeks, and Americans.
Panama has a considerable population of Asians origin; in particular Chinese, West Asians (Lebanese, and Palestinians and Syrians) and South Asians (from India and Pakistan). The first Chinese immigrated to Panama from southern China in the 19th century to help build the Panama Railroad. There followed several waves of immigrants, especially after the 1970s, when the ensuing decades saw up to 80,000 immigrants from all over China. At least 50,000 Panamanians are ethnically Chinese, though some estimates count as many as 135,000. Most of the Chinese population reside in the province of Chiriquí. Some studies suggest that almost 1 million Panamanians have at least one Chinese ancestor. [13] [14]
Afro-Panamanians first arrived during the colonial era. They are intermixed in the general population or live in small Afro-Panamanian communities along the Atlantic Coast and in villages within the Darién jungle. Most of the people in Darien are fishermen or small-scale farmers growing crops such as bananas, rice and coffee as well as raising livestock. Other Afro-Panamanians descend from later migrants from the Caribbean who came to work on railroad-construction projects, commercial agricultural enterprises, and (especially) the canal. Important Afro-Caribbean community areas include towns and cities such as Colón, Cristobal and Balboa, in the former Canal Zone, as well as the Río Abajo area of Panama City. Another region with a large Afro-Caribbean population is the province of Bocas del Toro on the Caribbean coast just south of Costa Rica. [15]
Most of the Panamanian population of West Indian descent owe their presence in the country to the monumental efforts to build the Panama Canal in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Three-quarters of the 50,000 workers who built the canal were Afro-Caribbean migrants from the British West Indies. Thousands of Afro-Caribbean workers were recruited from Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad. [15]
Many languages, including seven indigenous languages, are spoken in Panama, although Spanish is the official and dominant language. The local variant is Panamanian Spanish. English is sometimes spoken by many professionals and those working in the business or governmental sectors of society.
Indigenous languages include Guaymí, Kuna, Northern Embera and Teribe. Bocas del Toro Creole is also spoken.
The majority of Panamanians are Christian; most are Roman Catholics as a result centuries of Spanish colonial influence. Other faiths exist in Panama by the country's tolerance and freedom of religion, there are large Protestant, Jewish, Bahá'í, Muslim and Hindu religious groups in Panama.
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According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects, Nicaragua has a population of 6,850,540. Whites and Mestizos and tribally unaffiliated Native Americans combined make up about 56% of the population. The remainder of the Nicaraguan population is 9% English-speaking Afro-Nicaraguans, and 33% Tribal Native American.
Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a transcontinental country in Latin America, spanning the southern tip of Central America into the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Its capital and largest city is Panama City, whose metropolitan area is home to nearly half the country's over 4 million inhabitants.
Guna Yala, formerly known as San Blas, is a comarca indígena in northeast Panama. Guna Yala is home to the indigenous people known as the Gunas. Its capital is Gaigirgordub. It is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea, on the south by the Darién Province and Emberá-Wounaan, on the east by Colombia, and on the west by the province of Colón.
Colón is a province of Panama. The capital is the city of Colón. It covers an area of 4,575.5 km2, and the latest estimate of population is 294,060.
Limón is one of seven provinces in Costa Rica. The province covers an area of 9,189 km2, and has a population of 386,862.
Panama is divided into ten provinces and four provincial-level indigenous regions.
Emberá-Wounaan is a comarca indígena in eastern Panama. It was created by Law Number 22 on November 8, 1983, out of the former Chepigana and Pinogana districts of the Darién Province. Its capital is Unión Chocó, and it is notable for being composed of two non-contiguous sections.
The Indigenous peoples of South America or South American Indigenous peoples, are the pre-Columbian peoples of South America and their descendants. These peoples contrast with South Americans of European ancestry and those of African descent.
Talamanca is a canton in the Limón province of Costa Rica. The head city is Bribri, located in Bratsi district.
Central America is a subregion of the Americas formed by six Latin American countries and one (officially) Anglo-American country, Belize. As an isthmus it connects South America with the remainder of mainland North America, and comprises the following countries : Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
Pinogana District is a district (distrito) of Darién Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 census was 12,823; the latest estimate is 26,160. The district covers a total area of 4,901 km². The capital lies at the town of El Real de Santa María.
Sixaola is a district of the Talamanca canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica. It is a border town together with Guabito, Panamá Sixaola is right across the Sixaola River from Guabito, Panama.
The demographics of Colombia consist of statistics regarding Colombians' health, economic status, religious affiliations, ethnicity, population density, and other aspects of the population. Colombia is the second-most populous country in South America after Brazil, and the third-most populous in Latin America, after Brazil and Mexico.
Indigenous peoples of Panama, or Native Panamanians, are the native peoples of Panama. According to the 2010 census, they make up 12.3% of the overall population of 3.4 million, or just over 418,000 people. The Ngäbe and Buglé comprise half of the indigenous peoples of Panama.
The Emberá, also known in the historical literature as the Chocó or Katío Indians are an indigenous people of Panama and Colombia. In the Emberá language, the word ẽberá can be used to mean person, man, or indigenous person, depending on the context in which it is used. There are approximately 33,000 people living in Panama and 50,000 in Colombia who identify as Emberá.
Panamanians are people identified with Panama, a country in Central America and with residential, legal, historical, or cultural connections with North America. For most Panamanians, several or all of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their Panamanian identity. Panama is a multilingual and multicultural society, home to people of many different ethnicities and religions. Therefore, many Panamanians do not equate their nationality with ethnicity, but with citizenship and allegiance to Panama. The overwhelming majority of Panamanians are the product of varying degrees of admixture between European ethnic groups with native Amerindians and Black Africans.
Quitirrisí is a district of the Mora canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.
Santa Fe is a district in the Panamanian province of Darién, located approximately 155 kilometres (96 mi) east of Panama City. The district seat is located at Santa Fe.
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