Short facts about people of Panama

Population:

2,845,647 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  30.13% (male 436,661; female 420,625) 15-64 years:  63.86% (male 920,787; female 896,520) 65 years and over:  6.01% (male 81,682; female 89,372) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.3% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

19.06 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

4.95 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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:  0.91 male(s)/female total population:  1.02 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

20.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  75.68 years male:  72.94 years female:  78.53 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.27 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

1.54% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

24,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

1,200 (1999 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:  90.8% male:  91.4% female:  90.2% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook