Panama Population Pyramid 1999
Panama in 1999
In 1999, Panama had a total population of 2,951,822 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 22.8%, up from 2,403,820 in 1989.
Half of the population was younger than 24.0 years; 32.8% were children under 15 and 4.9% were 65 or older. 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 | 2,951,822 | 24.0 | |
| Costa Rica | 3,862,101 | 24.9 | |
| Nicaragua | 4,954,018 | 18.8 | |
| Belize | 233,059 | 19.4 | |
| El Salvador | 5,913,901 | 21.0 |





