Age structure:
0-14 years:
31% (male 439,590; female 422,949)
15-64 years:
63% (male 901,793; female 878,138)
65 years and over:
6% (male 79,330; female 86,468) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.34% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 19.53 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 4.95 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 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:
0.92 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 20.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
75.47 years
male:
72.74 years
female:
78.31 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.32 children born/woman (2000 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.)
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