Panama Population Pyramid 1986
Panama in 1986
As of 1986, Panama counted 2,251,325 inhabitants. That is 26.7% more than in 1976, when the population stood at 1,776,935.
With a median age of 20.4 years, Panama had a youth dependency ratio of 65.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.1 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 | 2,251,325 | 20.4 | |
| Costa Rica | 2,817,217 | 21.8 | |
| Nicaragua | 3,794,157 | 16.3 | |
| Belize | 167,554 | 17.5 | |
| Honduras | 4,448,899 | 16.6 |





