Panama
Culture, Panama People... a Glorious Mix!
People of Panama - Composition
Mestizo (mixed Indian and European ancestry)
70%
Amerindian and mixed (West Indian) 14%
White 10%
Indian 6%
Religious Composition
Roman Catholic 85%
Protestant 15%
Languages Spoken
Spanish (official), and English are widely spoken. Many Panamanians
are bilingual.
Education and Literacy
Education is free and compulsory for children ages 7 through
15. Fees may be charged for higher education. Nearly 91 percent
of the population can read and write.
Labor Force
Total: 1.1 million (2000)
By occupation:
Agriculture 20.8%
Industry 18%
Services 61.2%
Panama
People: Demographic statistics
Population
2,882,329 (July 2002)
Age
structure (2002)
0-14 years: 29.6%
male 433,494
female 418,120
15-64 years: 64.3%
male 939,550
female 914,646
65 years and over: 6.1%
male 84,130
female 92,389
Growth Rate
1.26% (2002)
Life Expectancy
75.89 years (2002)
female: 78.74 years
male: 73.14 years
GDP Per Capita
Purchasing power parity
US$5,900 (2001)
Infant Mortality
19.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2002)
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
Net migration rate
-1.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002)
Note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled
labor
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