Panama People 2007

Population:
3,242,173 (July 2007 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 30% (male 496,195/female 476,508)
15-64 years: 63.6% (male 1,044,139/female 1,016,805)
65 years and over: 6.4% (male 97,365/female 111,161) (2007 est.)

Median age:
total: 26.4 years
male: 26 years
female: 26.7 years (2007 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.564% (2007 est.)

Birth rate:
21.45 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death rate:
5.44 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net migration rate:
-0.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.041 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.027 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.876 male(s)/female
total population: 1.021 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 15.96 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 17.33 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.19 years
male: 72.69 years
female: 77.8 years (2007 est.)

See also: Healthy Life Expectancy

See also: Health Performance

Total fertility rate:
2.66 children born/woman (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.9% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
16,000 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
less than 500 (2003 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