Panama Population Pyramid 2042
Panama in 2042
By 2042, the population of Panama is expected to reach 5,364,664. Ten years before, in 2032, the projected population is 4,932,075 — 8.8% lower.
The median age is projected at 36.7 years, with 30.7 children under 15 and 24.6 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 5,364,664 | 36.7 | |
| Costa Rica | 5,378,672 | 44.6 | |
| El Salvador | 6,656,215 | 36.6 | |
| Nicaragua | 8,318,520 | 33.0 | |
| Belize | 497,696 | 35.7 |





