Panama Population Pyramid 2006
Panama in 2006
As of 2006, Panama counted 3,375,025 inhabitants. That is 21.4% more than in 1996, when the population stood at 2,780,227.
The median age was 25.9 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 47.4 children under 15 and 8.8 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 3,375,025 | 25.9 | |
| Costa Rica | 4,321,340 | 27.4 | |
| Nicaragua | 5,418,856 | 21.1 | |
| El Salvador | 6,002,320 | 23.0 | |
| Belize | 287,879 | 20.9 |





