Fertility & birth rates in Panama and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate in Panama vs United Arab Emirates chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Panama was 2.12 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.2 in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Panama vs the United Arab Emirates population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Panama	UAE
1960	5.83	6.5
1961	5.87	6.49
1962	5.87	6.49
1963	5.87	6.5
1964	5.81	6.49
1965	5.73	6.5
1966	5.65	6.5
1967	5.53	6.51
1968	5.41	6.53
1969	5.29	6.52
1970	5.18	6.52
1971	5.05	6.52
1972	4.91	6.5
1973	4.74	6.46
1974	4.58	6.41
1975	4.41	6.35
1976	4.26	6.29
1977	4.12	6.22
1978	3.98	6.15
1979	3.88	6.06
1980	3.8	5.95
1981	3.72	5.81
1982	3.66	5.66
1983	3.6	5.48
1984	3.52	5.3
1985	3.43	5.13
1986	3.34	5
1987	3.25	4.88
1988	3.17	4.77
1989	3.12	4.65
1990	3.07	4.51
1991	3	4.25
1992	2.95	4.09
1993	2.91	3.82
1994	2.88	3.76
1995	2.85	3.28
1996	2.83	3.06
1997	2.81	2.83
1998	2.79	2.77
1999	2.77	2.79
2000	2.74	2.73
2001	2.72	2.62
2002	2.7	2.54
2003	2.68	2.49
2004	2.68	2.38
2005	2.64	2.23
2006	2.62	1.96
2007	2.61	1.79
2008	2.61	1.52
2009	2.59	1.58
2010	2.59	1.57
2011	2.6	1.54
2012	2.59	1.53
2013	2.57	1.53
2014	2.55	1.48
2015	2.53	1.42
2016	2.5	1.37
2017	2.46	1.35
2018	2.4	1.29
2019	2.29	1.25
2020	2.18	1.29
2021	2.15	1.16
2022	2.14	1.15
2023	2.12	1.2
2024	2.11	1.21
2025	2.09	1.21
2026	2.07	1.21
2027	2.06	1.21
2028	2.04	1.22
2029	2.02	1.22
2030	2.01	1.23
2031	2	1.23
2032	1.99	1.24
2033	1.97	1.25
2034	1.96	1.25
2035	1.95	1.26
2036	1.95	1.26
2037	1.94	1.27
2038	1.93	1.28
2039	1.92	1.28
2040	1.91	1.28
2041	1.91	1.29
2042	1.9	1.29
2043	1.89	1.3
2044	1.89	1.3
2045	1.88	1.31
2046	1.88	1.31
2047	1.87	1.31
2048	1.87	1.32
2049	1.86	1.32
2050	1.86	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Panama	UAE
1960	44.2%	37.8%
1961	44.3%	36.7%
1962	44.5%	35.8%
1963	44.6%	35.1%
1964	44.7%	34.5%
1965	44.8%	33.9%
1966	44.8%	33.2%
1967	44.8%	32.1%
1968	44.7%	31.2%
1969	44.6%	30.6%
1970	44.5%	29.8%
1971	44.3%	29%
1972	44.1%	28.3%
1973	43.9%	27.8%
1974	43.6%	27.4%
1975	43.3%	27.2%
1976	42.9%	26.9%
1977	42.4%	26.8%
1978	41.9%	26.9%
1979	41.4%	27.1%
1980	40.8%	27.4%
1981	40.3%	28%
1982	39.8%	28.8%
1983	39.3%	29.5%
1984	38.8%	30.2%
1985	38.3%	30.7%
1986	37.8%	31.2%
1987	37.4%	31.2%
1988	36.9%	30.9%
1989	36.5%	30.3%
1990	36.1%	29.6%
1991	35.7%	28.8%
1992	35.3%	28.1%
1993	34.9%	27.4%
1994	34.6%	26.7%
1995	34.2%	25.9%
1996	33.9%	25.2%
1997	33.5%	24.3%
1998	33.1%	23.1%
1999	32.8%	22%
2000	32.4%	20.8%
2001	32%	19.8%
2002	31.6%	18.9%
2003	31.3%	18.3%
2004	31%	17.8%
2005	30.6%	17.5%
2006	30.3%	17.2%
2007	30%	17%
2008	29.7%	16.9%
2009	29.5%	16.9%
2010	29.2%	16.9%
2011	28.9%	16.8%
2012	28.7%	16.8%
2013	28.4%	16.8%
2014	28.2%	16.8%
2015	27.9%	16.8%
2016	27.6%	16.8%
2017	27.4%	16.8%
2018	27.1%	16.7%
2019	26.7%	16.6%
2020	26.4%	16.6%
2021	26%	16.5%
2022	25.7%	16.5%
2023	25.3%	16.3%
2024	24.9%	16.1%
2025	24.5%	16%
2026	24.1%	15.9%
2027	23.8%	15.9%
2028	23.4%	15.9%
2029	23%	15.9%
2030	22.6%	16%
2031	22.2%	16.1%
2032	21.9%	16.3%
2033	21.6%	16.5%
2034	21.3%	16.7%
2035	21%	16.9%
2036	20.9%	17.1%
2037	20.7%	17.3%
2038	20.5%	17.5%
2039	20.3%	17.7%
2040	20.1%	17.9%
2041	20%	18%
2042	19.8%	18.1%
2043	19.6%	18.2%
2044	19.4%	18.3%
2045	19.3%	18.3%
2046	19.1%	18.3%
2047	18.9%	18.3%
2048	18.8%	18.3%
2049	18.6%	18.2%
2050	18.4%	18.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.9% of the population in Panama and 16.1% in the United Arab Emirates in 2024, compared to 36.1% and 29.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Panama and the United Arab Emirates compared.

Natural population change in Panama vs United Arab Emirates by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.31% in Panama and +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Panama	UAE
1960	35,431	3,418
1961	37,100	3,657
1962	38,537	3,901
1963	39,872	4,157
1964	40,806	4,410
1965	41,604	4,675
1966	42,457	4,955
1967	43,054	5,264
1968	43,641	5,588
1969	44,278	6,138
1970	45,075	6,922
1971	45,867	7,839
1972	46,311	8,818
1973	46,540	9,822
1974	46,932	10,835
1975	47,149	11,859
1976	47,307	12,876
1977	47,438	15,787
1978	47,694	18,879
1979	48,362	21,987
1980	49,077	25,005
1981	50,018	27,560
1982	50,858	29,585
1983	51,880	31,480
1984	52,436	33,250
1985	52,573	34,855
1986	52,681	36,829
1987	52,690	37,741
1988	52,767	38,861
1989	52,295	40,148
1990	53,451	41,339
1991	53,079	41,409
1992	53,186	42,119
1993	53,591	41,324
1994	53,845	42,976
1995	54,069	38,685
1996	54,512	37,886
1997	55,060	38,207
1998	55,482	41,176
1999	55,911	46,198
2000	56,236	49,993
2001	56,654	52,789
2002	57,011	55,922
2003	57,458	59,118
2004	58,281	60,344
2005	58,014	60,046
2006	58,067	54,338
2007	58,454	55,048
2008	58,961	55,426
2009	59,168	66,521
2010	59,418	69,907
2011	60,411	73,496
2012	60,471	78,682
2013	60,295	82,977
2014	60,227	84,277
2015	59,896	85,044
2016	59,454	87,028
2017	58,607	89,382
2018	57,508	86,840
2019	54,420	86,296
2020	46,599	87,871
2021	46,747	76,802
2022	50,556	81,758
2023	50,197	92,698

Maternal mortality chart: Panama vs United Arab Emirates

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 37 deaths per 100,000 live births in Panama, compared to 3 deaths in the United Arab Emirates.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Panama	UAE
1985	95	19
1986	94	19
1987	93	19
1988	93	19
1989	96	19
1990	89	19
1991	87	19
1992	85	19
1993	81	19
1994	78	19
1995	77	18
1996	73	16
1997	70	14
1998	68	12
1999	65	10
2000	64	8
2001	62	7
2002	59	5
2003	58	5
2004	57	4
2005	57	4
2006	56	3
2007	55	3
2008	55	3
2009	55	3
2010	56	3
2011	55	4
2012	53	4
2013	52	4
2014	49	3
2015	48	3
2016	47	3
2017	47	3
2018	43	3
2019	41	3
2020	74	6
2021	59	6
2022	40	2
2023	37	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.33% in Panama and 0.5% in the United Arab Emirates. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Panama	UAE
1960	9.31%	20.1%
1961	9.04%	19%
1962	8.78%	18%
1963	8.52%	16.9%
1964	8.28%	15.8%
1965	8.05%	14.8%
1966	7.83%	13.7%
1967	7.62%	12.6%
1968	7.38%	11.6%
1969	7.1%	10.6%
1970	6.78%	9.62%
1971	6.43%	8.72%
1972	6.07%	7.89%
1973	5.72%	7.12%
1974	5.41%	6.43%
1975	5.15%	5.8%
1976	4.93%	5.23%
1977	4.76%	4.7%
1978	4.61%	4.22%
1979	4.47%	3.78%
1980	4.34%	3.4%
1981	4.19%	3.06%
1982	4.05%	2.77%
1983	3.9%	2.52%
1984	3.75%	2.31%
1985	3.61%	2.12%
1986	3.47%	1.97%
1987	3.35%	1.83%
1988	3.24%	1.71%
1989	3.14%	1.61%
1990	3.05%	1.51%
1991	2.97%	1.43%
1992	2.91%	1.37%
1993	2.87%	1.31%
1994	2.83%	1.26%
1995	2.8%	1.21%
1996	2.77%	1.18%
1997	2.73%	1.15%
1998	2.68%	1.12%
1999	2.63%	1.09%
2000	2.56%	1.07%
2001	2.49%	1.05%
2002	2.41%	1.03%
2003	2.33%	1.01%
2004	2.25%	1%
2005	2.17%	0.98%
2006	2.1%	0.96%
2007	2.03%	0.94%
2008	1.97%	0.92%
2009	1.91%	0.9%
2010	1.86%	0.88%
2011	1.81%	0.86%
2012	1.77%	0.84%
2013	1.75%	0.82%
2014	1.73%	0.79%
2015	1.72%	0.77%
2016	1.7%	0.73%
2017	1.68%	0.7%
2018	1.65%	0.67%
2019	1.59%	0.63%
2020	1.52%	0.6%
2021	1.45%	0.56%
2022	1.39%	0.53%
2023	1.33%	0.5%