Population:
2,960,784 (July 2003 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 30.6% (male 461,670; female 443,671)
15-64 years: 63.3% (male 950,089; female 924,038)
65 years and over: 6.1% (male 86,006; female 95,310) (2003 est.)
Median age:
total: 25.6 years
male: 25.4 years
female: 25.9 years (2002)
Population growth rate:
1.36% (2003 est.)
Birth rate:
20.78 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate:
6.25 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 21.44 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 23.59 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 72.32 years
male: 69.97 years
female: 74.79 years (2003 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.53 children born/woman (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
1.5% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
25,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
1,900 (2001 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Panamanian(s)
adjective: Panamanian
Ethnic groups:
mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 70%, Amerindian and mixed
(West Indian) 14%, white 10%, Amerindian 6%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%
Languages:
Spanish (official), English 14%
note: many Panamanians bilingual
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 93.2%
female: 91.9% (2003 est.)