Population:
3,309,679 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 29.6% (male 499,254/female 479,242)
15-64 years: 63.8% (male 1,066,915/female 1,043,499)
65 years and over: 6.7% (male 102,937/female 117,832) (2008 est.)

People:
70% Mestizo, 12% African descent, 10% White, 8% Indigenous

Religion:
85% Roman Catholics, 12% Christians, 3% Greek Orthodox, Hindus, Muslims and Buddhists

Languages:
Spanish (official); 14% speak English as their native tongue; various indigenous languages. Many Panamanians are bilingual.

Median age:
total: 26.7 years
male: 26.3 years
female: 27.1 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.544% (2008 est.)

Birth rate:
20.68 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

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

Net migration rate:
-0.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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 (2008 est.)