Population:

3,292,693 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 29.8% (male 500,579/female 480,635)
15-64 years: 63.6% (male 1,061,446/female 1,033,675)
65 years and over: 6.6% (male 100,780/female 115,578) (2008 est.)

Median age:

total: 26.6 years
male: 26.3 years
female: 26.9 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.528% (2008 est.)

Birth rate:

21.15 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate:

5.52 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 15.62 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.95 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 75.17 years
male: 72.71 years
female: 77.73 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.65 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.9% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

16,000 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

fewer than 500 (2003 est.)

Major infectious diseases:

degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A
vectorborne disease: dengue fever and malaria
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)

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: 91.9%
male: 92.5%
female: 91.2% (2000 census)