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Panama People 1996

Population:

2,680,903 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

34% (female 439,491; male 458,817)

15-64 years:

61% (female 812,876; male 823,124)

65 years and over:

5% (female 74,672; male 71,923) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.9% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

24.12 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

4.79 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

15.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

75.2 years

male:

72.57 years

female:

77.97 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.8 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Panamanian(s)

adjective:

Panamanian

Ethnic divisions:

mestizo (mixed Indian and European ancestry) 70%, West Indian 14%, white 10%, Indian 6%

Religions:

Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%

Languages:

Spanish (official), English 14%

note:

many Panamanians bilingual

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1990)

total population:

89%

male:

89%

female:

88%

Labor force:

979,000 (1994 est.)

by occupation:

government and community services 31.8%, agriculture, hunting, and fishing 26.8%, commerce, restaurants, and hotels 16.4%, manufacturing and mining 9.4%, construction 3.2%, transportation and communications 6.2%, finance, insurance, and real estate 4.3%

note:

shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor

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