Panama Population Pyramid 1960
Panama in 1960
As of 1960, Panama counted 1,126,004 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1950, the population was 860,850; it has grown by 30.8% since.
The median age was 17.8 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 84.2 children under 15 and 6.3 people aged 65 or over. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population 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 | 1,126,005 | 17.8 | |
| Costa Rica | 1,327,496 | 16.8 | |
| Nicaragua | 1,782,370 | 16.2 | |
| Honduras | 2,062,060 | 16.6 | |
| Belize | 91,318 | 17.9 |





