Panama Population Pyramid 1980
Panama in 1980
The population of Panama in 1980 was 1,957,534. That is 29.4% more than in 1970, when the population stood at 1,513,070.
With a median age of 19.0 years, Panama had a youth dependency ratio of 73.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.8 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 | 1,957,534 | 19.0 | |
| Costa Rica | 2,390,634 | 20.3 | |
| Nicaragua | 3,252,403 | 16.2 | |
| Honduras | 3,727,173 | 16.3 | |
| Belize | 145,062 | 17.2 |





