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Photos of Panama

A section of the Panama Canal.

Introduction

World Factbook Glyph

Visit the Definitions and Notes page to view a description of each topic.

Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 118

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
<p>slightly smaller than South Carolina</p>

People and Society

Languages

Spanish audio sample:

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for Panama. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

Median age

comparison ranking: total 127

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 66

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 86

Death rate

comparison ranking: 170

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 36

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 106

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 98

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 74

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 166

Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 120

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 64

Labor force

comparison ranking: 124

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 121

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 140

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 52

Exports

comparison ranking: 76

Imports

comparison ranking: 81

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 67

Heliports

comparison ranking: 157

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 3

Military and Security

Terrorism

Transnational Issues