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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007| Introduction - Panama: |  | Location - Panama: |  | People - Panama: |  | Population | 3,242,173 (July 2007 est.) |  |  |  | Age structure | 0-14 years: 30% (male 496,195/female 476,508) 15-64 years: 63.6% (male 1,044,139/female 1,016,805)
 65 years and over: 6.4% (male 97,365/female 111,161) (2007 est.)
 |  |  |  | Median age | total: 26.4 years male: 26 years
 female: 26.7 years (2007 est.)
 |  |  |  | Population growth rate | 1.564% (2007 est.) |  |  |  | Birth rate | 21.45 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |  |  |  | Death rate | 5.44 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |  |  |  | Net migration rate | -0.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |  |  |  | Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.041 male(s)/female
 15-64 years: 1.027 male(s)/female
 65 years and over: 0.876 male(s)/female
 total population: 1.021 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
 |  |  |  | Infant mortality rate | total: 15.96 deaths/1,000 live births male: 17.33 deaths/1,000 live births
 female: 14.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
 |  |  |  | Life expectancy at birth | total population: 75.19 years male: 72.69 years
 female: 77.8 years (2007 est.)
 |  |  |  | Total fertility rate | 2.66 children born/woman (2007 est.) |  |  |  | Hiv aids adult prevalence rate | 0.9% (2003 est.) |  |  |  | Hiv aids people living with hiv aids | 16,000 (2003 est.) |  |  |  | Hiv aids deaths | less than 500 (2003 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)
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