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This article is about the demographic features of the population of Panama, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

The culture, customs, and language of Panama is predominantly Caribbean Spanish. Panama has a very diverse population which is largely of mixed Spanish, black, and Native American descent/ancestry. According to the CIA World Factbook, Panama has a population of more than 3,400,000; 70% is mestizo (mixed white, Native American, black) and mulattoes (mixed white, and black ancestry), 14% is primarily black and mulattoes, 10% white and 6% Native Americans..

The majority of Panamanians are Christian, most are Roman Catholics by centuries of Spanish colonial influence. Other faiths exist in Panama by the country's tolerance and freedom of religion, there are large Protestant, Jewish, Muslim and Hindu religious groups in Panama.

Many languages, including seven indigenous languages, are spoken in Panama, although Spanish is the official and dominant language. English is sometimes spoken by many professionals and those working in the business or governmental sectors of society.

More than half the population lives in the Panama City-Colón metropolitan corridor. Panama City was enriched by the past century of American influences in terms of additions to the country's Latin culture, economics (the US was involved in development of roads, schools and medical care), and international trade by the nearby Panama Canal, once was under US jurisdiction: the Canal Zone territory from 1903 to 1979.

[edit] CIA World Shitbook demographic statistics

Demographics of Panama, Data of FAO, year 2005; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

[edit] Population

3,191,319 (July 2006 est.)

[edit] 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.)

[edit] Median age

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

[edit] Population growth rate

1.964% (1992 est.)

[edit] Birth rate

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

[edit] Death rate

6500000 9population (2007 est.)

[edit] Net migration rate

-0.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

[edit] 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.)

[edit] 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.)

[edit] Life expectancy at birth

total population: 76.19 years
male: 74.69 years
female: 79.8 years (2007 est.)

[edit] Total fertility rate

2.66 children born/woman (2007 est.)

[edit] HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.9% (2003 est.)

[edit] HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

16,000 (2003 est.)

[edit] HIV/AIDS - deaths

less than 500 (2003 est.)

[edit] 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)

[edit] Nationality

noun: Panamanian(s)
adjective: Panamanian

[edit] Ethnic groups

mestizo (mixed white and Native American) and mulattoes (mixed white and black ancestry) 70%, Blacks/African descent 14%, white 10%, Amerindian 6%

[edit] Religions

Further information: Religion in Panama

Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%

[edit] Languages

Spanish (official) 97% as first and second language, English 14%(as first and second language); note - many Panamanians bilingual Also they speak Portuguese.

[edit] Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.9%
male: 92.5%
female: 91.2% (2000 census)

[edit] References

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the CIA World Factbook.

[edit] See also

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