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The People of Panama

Panamanian People

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Population: 3,360,474 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 29.3% (male 501,950/female 481,750) 15-64 years: 63.9% (male 1,085,435/female 1,061,530) 65 years and over: 6.8% (male 106,934/female 122,875) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 27 years male: 26.6 years female: 27.3 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.503% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 4.71 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 12.67 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.53 deaths/1,000 live births female: 11.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.25 years male: 74.47 years female: 80.16 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.53 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 20,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 1,000 (2007 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: 91.9% male: 92.5% female: 91.2% (2000 census)