Panama Population Pyramid 2001
Panama in 2001
In 2001, Panama had a total population of 3,069,536 people. That is 22.4% more than in 1991, when the population stood at 2,508,266.
Half of the population was younger than 24.5 years; 32.0% were children under 15 and 5.0% were 65 or older. 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 | 3,069,537 | 24.5 | |
| Costa Rica | 4,008,947 | 25.5 | |
| Nicaragua | 5,087,825 | 19.4 | |
| Belize | 248,379 | 19.8 | |
| El Salvador | 5,968,060 | 21.6 |





