Panama birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Panama chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Panama is 2.12, which is at the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 2.91 — a -27.2% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Panama	World
1960	5.83	4.69
1961	5.87	4.56
1962	5.87	5.02
1963	5.87	5.31
1964	5.81	5.13
1965	5.73	5.08
1966	5.65	4.97
1967	5.53	4.87
1968	5.41	4.98
1969	5.29	4.88
1970	5.18	4.84
1971	5.05	4.69
1972	4.91	4.55
1973	4.74	4.42
1974	4.58	4.26
1975	4.41	4.07
1976	4.26	3.97
1977	4.12	3.84
1978	3.98	3.77
1979	3.88	3.76
1980	3.8	3.73
1981	3.72	3.71
1982	3.66	3.72
1983	3.6	3.59
1984	3.52	3.57
1985	3.43	3.53
1986	3.34	3.51
1987	3.25	3.48
1988	3.17	3.39
1989	3.12	3.35
1990	3.07	3.31
1991	3	3.13
1992	2.95	3.04
1993	2.91	2.97
1994	2.88	2.92
1995	2.85	2.87
1996	2.83	2.82
1997	2.81	2.78
1998	2.79	2.75
1999	2.77	2.72
2000	2.74	2.73
2001	2.72	2.69
2002	2.7	2.66
2003	2.68	2.64
2004	2.68	2.63
2005	2.64	2.61
2006	2.62	2.61
2007	2.61	2.6
2008	2.61	2.6
2009	2.59	2.59
2010	2.59	2.57
2011	2.6	2.55
2012	2.59	2.56
2013	2.57	2.53
2014	2.55	2.52
2015	2.53	2.49
2016	2.5	2.49
2017	2.46	2.46
2018	2.4	2.39
2019	2.29	2.35
2020	2.18	2.28
2021	2.15	2.25
2022	2.14	2.22
2023	2.12	2.2
2024	2.11	2.19
2025	2.09	2.18
2026	2.07	2.18
2027	2.06	2.17
2028	2.04	2.16
2029	2.02	2.15
2030	2.01	2.14
2031	2	2.13
2032	1.99	2.12
2033	1.97	2.12
2034	1.96	2.11
2035	1.95	2.1
2036	1.95	2.09
2037	1.94	2.09
2038	1.93	2.08
2039	1.92	2.08
2040	1.91	2.08
2041	1.91	2.07
2042	1.9	2.07
2043	1.89	2.07
2044	1.89	2.07
2045	1.88	2.06
2046	1.88	2.06
2047	1.87	2.06
2048	1.87	2.05
2049	1.86	2.05
2050	1.86	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 13.7% were to women under 20 years old, 53.4% to women ages 20-29, and 32.9% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 19.3%, 57.9%, and 22.8% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Panama by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Panama	World
1960	44.2%	37.4%
1961	44.3%	37.5%
1962	44.5%	37.6%
1963	44.6%	37.8%
1964	44.7%	38%
1965	44.8%	38%
1966	44.8%	38%
1967	44.8%	38%
1968	44.7%	37.9%
1969	44.6%	37.8%
1970	44.5%	37.7%
1971	44.3%	37.6%
1972	44.1%	37.5%
1973	43.9%	37.3%
1974	43.6%	37.2%
1975	43.3%	37.1%
1976	42.9%	36.9%
1977	42.4%	36.7%
1978	41.9%	36.3%
1979	41.4%	35.9%
1980	40.8%	35.5%
1981	40.3%	35.2%
1982	39.8%	34.9%
1983	39.3%	34.6%
1984	38.8%	34.3%
1985	38.3%	34%
1986	37.8%	33.8%
1987	37.4%	33.6%
1988	36.9%	33.4%
1989	36.5%	33.2%
1990	36.1%	33%
1991	35.7%	32.9%
1992	35.3%	32.7%
1993	34.9%	32.5%
1994	34.6%	32.3%
1995	34.2%	32.1%
1996	33.9%	31.8%
1997	33.5%	31.5%
1998	33.1%	31.1%
1999	32.8%	30.8%
2000	32.4%	30.4%
2001	32%	30%
2002	31.6%	29.6%
2003	31.3%	29.2%
2004	31%	28.8%
2005	30.6%	28.5%
2006	30.3%	28.1%
2007	30%	27.9%
2008	29.7%	27.6%
2009	29.5%	27.5%
2010	29.2%	27.3%
2011	28.9%	27.1%
2012	28.7%	27%
2013	28.4%	26.9%
2014	28.2%	26.8%
2015	27.9%	26.6%
2016	27.6%	26.5%
2017	27.4%	26.4%
2018	27.1%	26.2%
2019	26.7%	26%
2020	26.4%	25.8%
2021	26%	25.6%
2022	25.7%	25.3%
2023	25.3%	25%
2024	24.9%	24.7%
2025	24.5%	24.4%
2026	24.1%	24.1%
2027	23.8%	23.8%
2028	23.4%	23.4%
2029	23%	23.1%
2030	22.6%	22.8%
2031	22.2%	22.6%
2032	21.9%	22.3%
2033	21.6%	22.1%
2034	21.3%	21.9%
2035	21%	21.7%
2036	20.9%	21.6%
2037	20.7%	21.5%
2038	20.5%	21.4%
2039	20.3%	21.3%
2040	20.1%	21.2%
2041	20%	21.1%
2042	19.8%	21%
2043	19.6%	21%
2044	19.4%	20.9%
2045	19.3%	20.8%
2046	19.1%	20.7%
2047	18.9%	20.7%
2048	18.8%	20.6%
2049	18.6%	20.5%
2050	18.4%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Panama was 44.2% in 1960, 34.9% in 1993, and 24.9% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Panama.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Panama, excluding migration, has been +1.31% annually. On average, 54,421 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Panama
1960	35,431
1961	37,100
1962	38,537
1963	39,872
1964	40,806
1965	41,604
1966	42,457
1967	43,054
1968	43,641
1969	44,278
1970	45,075
1971	45,867
1972	46,311
1973	46,540
1974	46,932
1975	47,149
1976	47,307
1977	47,438
1978	47,694
1979	48,362
1980	49,077
1981	50,018
1982	50,858
1983	51,880
1984	52,436
1985	52,573
1986	52,681
1987	52,690
1988	52,767
1989	52,295
1990	53,451
1991	53,079
1992	53,186
1993	53,591
1994	53,845
1995	54,069
1996	54,512
1997	55,060
1998	55,482
1999	55,911
2000	56,236
2001	56,654
2002	57,011
2003	57,458
2004	58,281
2005	58,014
2006	58,067
2007	58,454
2008	58,961
2009	59,168
2010	59,418
2011	60,411
2012	60,471
2013	60,295
2014	60,227
2015	59,896
2016	59,454
2017	58,607
2018	57,508
2019	54,420
2020	46,599
2021	46,747
2022	50,556
2023	50,197

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Panama was 37 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.04% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -42.2% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Panama	World
1985	95	460
1986	94	438
1987	93	429
1988	93	414
1989	96	401
1990	89	391
1991	87	395
1992	85	395
1993	81	389
1994	78	382
1995	77	371
1996	73	366
1997	70	358
1998	68	360
1999	65	340
2000	64	328
2001	62	321
2002	59	311
2003	58	301
2004	57	291
2005	57	283
2006	56	276
2007	55	269
2008	55	264
2009	55	258
2010	56	253
2011	55	247
2012	53	239
2013	52	235
2014	49	231
2015	48	228
2016	47	220
2017	47	215
2018	43	211
2019	41	207
2020	74	211
2021	59	242
2022	40	203
2023	37	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Panama was 13.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.33% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 25.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Panama	World
1960	9.31%	18.5%
1961	9.04%	18.1%
1962	8.78%	17.8%
1963	8.52%	17.5%
1964	8.28%	17.7%
1965	8.05%	17.5%
1966	7.83%	17.3%
1967	7.62%	17%
1968	7.38%	16.5%
1969	7.1%	15.5%
1970	6.78%	15.2%
1971	6.43%	15.1%
1972	6.07%	14.4%
1973	5.72%	14.1%
1974	5.41%	13.7%
1975	5.15%	13.4%
1976	4.93%	13%
1977	4.76%	12.5%
1978	4.61%	12.1%
1979	4.47%	11.7%
1980	4.34%	11.4%
1981	4.19%	11%
1982	4.05%	10.8%
1983	3.9%	10.6%
1984	3.75%	10.4%
1985	3.61%	10.1%
1986	3.47%	9.81%
1987	3.35%	9.47%
1988	3.24%	9.31%
1989	3.14%	9.02%
1990	3.05%	8.81%
1991	2.97%	8.66%
1992	2.91%	8.46%
1993	2.87%	8.19%
1994	2.83%	7.98%
1995	2.8%	7.76%
1996	2.77%	7.52%
1997	2.73%	7.28%
1998	2.68%	7.05%
1999	2.63%	6.76%
2000	2.56%	6.48%
2001	2.49%	6.21%
2002	2.41%	5.94%
2003	2.33%	5.65%
2004	2.25%	5.43%
2005	2.17%	5.16%
2006	2.1%	4.92%
2007	2.03%	4.7%
2008	1.97%	4.5%
2009	1.91%	4.31%
2010	1.86%	4.11%
2011	1.81%	3.97%
2012	1.77%	3.77%
2013	1.75%	3.61%
2014	1.73%	3.48%
2015	1.72%	3.35%
2016	1.7%	3.23%
2017	1.68%	3.11%
2018	1.65%	2.97%
2019	1.59%	2.86%
2020	1.52%	2.75%
2021	1.45%	2.66%
2022	1.39%	2.59%
2023	1.33%	2.49%