Panama Population Pyramid 1954
Panama in 1954
In 1954, Panama had a total population of 953,086 people. With a median age of 18.3 years, Panama had a youth dependency ratio of 81.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.3 per 100 people of working age.
This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Panama had on average 2.12 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 79.6 years in 2023: 82.6 for women and 76.7 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
475,936 immigrants live in Panama, 10.5% of the population.
| Venezuela | 182,386 |
| Colombia | 77,349 |
| China | 34,214 |
| United States of America | 25,732 |
| Nicaragua | 23,672 |
194,645 people born in Panama live in other countries.
| United States of America | 161,903 |
| Costa Rica | 16,546 |
| Colombia | 3,506 |
| Mexico | 2,241 |
| Italy | 1,170 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panama | 953,086 | 18.3 | |
| Costa Rica | 1,064,119 | 17.5 | |
| Nicaragua | 1,492,256 | 17.0 | |
| Honduras | 1,739,816 | 17.9 | |
| Belize | 77,674 | 19.4 |





