Panama Population Pyramid 2004
Panama in 2004
As of 2004, Panama counted 3,251,155 inhabitants. That is 21.8% more than in 1994, when the population stood at 2,669,545.
The median age was 25.3 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 48.7 children under 15 and 8.5 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 3,251,155 | 25.3 | |
| Costa Rica | 4,200,078 | 26.7 | |
| Nicaragua | 5,272,912 | 20.4 | |
| El Salvador | 6,004,671 | 22.5 | |
| Belize | 271,689 | 20.4 |





