Panama Population Pyramid 2047
Panama in 2047
By 2047, the population of Panama is expected to reach 5,539,866. Compared with 2037, when the projection stands at 5,161,085, that represents growth of 7.3% over ten years.
Half of the population would be younger than 38.3 years, with 18.9% children under 15 and 17.5% aged 65 or older. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 5,539,866 | 38.3 | |
| Costa Rica | 5,374,951 | 46.8 | |
| El Salvador | 6,669,836 | 38.7 | |
| Nicaragua | 8,607,278 | 34.8 | |
| Belize | 510,428 | 37.7 |





