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Population: |
3,039,150 (July 2005 est.)
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 29.8% (male 460,840/female 443,359)
15-64 years: 63.9% (male 984,558/female 956,748)
65 years and over: 6.4% (male 91,383/female 102,262) (2005 est.)
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Median age: |
total: 26.18 years
male: 25.89 years
female: 26.48 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate: |
1.26% (2005 est.)
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Birth rate: |
19.96 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Death rate: |
6.54 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Net migration rate: |
-0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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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: 0.89 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 20.47 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 22.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 18.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 71.94 years
male: 69.67 years
female: 74.31 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate: |
2.45 children born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.9% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
16,000 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
less than 500 (2003 est.)
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Nationality: |
noun: Panamanian(s)
adjective: Panamanian
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Ethnic groups: |
mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 70%, Amerindian and mixed (West Indian) 14%, white 10%, Amerindian 6%
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Religions: |
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%
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Languages: |
Spanish (official), English 14%; note - many Panamanians bilingual
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Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 93.2%
female: 91.9% (2003 est.)
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