Fertility & birth rates in Panama and Venezuela

Fertility rate in Panama vs Venezuela by year

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Venezuela

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Year	Fertility rate
	Panama	Venezuela
2023	2.12	2.08
2022	2.14	2.09
2021	2.15	2.11
2020	2.18	2.12
2019	2.29	2.13
2018	2.4	2.15
2017	2.46	2.18
2016	2.5	2.22
2015	2.53	2.25
2014	2.55	2.3
2013	2.57	2.33
2012	2.59	2.38
2011	2.6	2.4
2010	2.59	2.4
2009	2.59	2.42
2008	2.61	2.48
2007	2.61	2.52
2006	2.62	2.6
2005	2.64	2.63
2004	2.68	2.64
2003	2.68	2.7
2002	2.7	2.74
2001	2.72	2.78
2000	2.74	2.79
1999	2.77	2.86
1998	2.79	2.91
1997	2.81	2.97
1996	2.83	3.02
1995	2.85	3.08
1994	2.88	3.15
1993	2.91	3.22
1992	2.95	3.29
1991	3	3.37
1990	3.07	3.45
1989	3.12	3.52
1988	3.17	3.6
1987	3.25	3.67
1986	3.34	3.73
1985	3.43	3.79
1984	3.52	3.86
1983	3.6	3.93
1982	3.66	4.01
1981	3.72	4.1
1980	3.8	4.2
1979	3.88	4.3
1978	3.98	4.4
1977	4.12	4.49
1976	4.26	4.59
1975	4.41	4.69
1974	4.58	4.79
1973	4.74	4.91
1972	4.91	5.04
1971	5.05	5.17
1970	5.18	5.32
1969	5.29	5.47
1968	5.41	5.61
1967	5.53	5.75
1966	5.65	5.87
1965	5.73	5.98
1964	5.81	6.07
1963	5.87	6.16
1962	5.87	6.23
1961	5.87	6.3
1960	5.83	6.38

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Panama was 2.12 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.08 in Venezuela in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Panama vs Venezuela population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Panama

Venezuela

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Year	Natural population change
	Panama	Venezuela
2023	50,197	213,020
2022	50,556	216,619
2021	46,747	207,746
2020	46,599	237,223
2019	54,420	274,826
2018	57,508	317,302
2017	58,607	340,222
2016	59,454	359,651
2015	59,896	384,560
2014	60,227	395,088
2013	60,295	408,930
2012	60,471	420,758
2011	60,411	425,958
2010	59,418	425,397
2009	59,168	427,257
2008	58,961	435,870
2007	58,454	452,482
2006	58,067	460,152
2005	58,014	463,260
2004	58,281	455,881
2003	57,458	456,902
2002	57,011	466,821
2001	56,654	451,487
2000	56,236	459,802
1999	55,911	463,787
1998	55,482	469,123
1997	55,060	472,002
1996	54,512	468,653
1995	54,069	469,267
1994	53,845	469,178
1993	53,591	473,189
1992	53,186	474,824
1991	53,079	477,917
1990	53,451	478,168
1989	52,295	478,053
1988	52,767	477,569
1987	52,690	474,204
1986	52,681	468,252
1985	52,573	455,517
1984	52,436	449,186
1983	51,880	443,569
1982	50,858	436,564
1981	50,018	432,059
1980	49,077	425,613
1979	48,362	421,256
1978	47,694	414,032
1977	47,438	405,315
1976	47,307	395,344
1975	47,149	385,045
1974	46,932	375,678
1973	46,540	367,612
1972	46,311	360,749
1971	45,867	355,212
1970	45,075	350,709
1969	44,278	343,596
1968	43,641	340,973
1967	43,054	335,813
1966	42,457	329,697
1965	41,604	321,695
1964	40,806	314,397
1963	39,872	307,279
1962	38,537	299,345
1961	37,100	292,109
1960	35,431	285,105

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.13% in Panama and +0.75% in Venezuela.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +1.31% in Panama and +1% in Venezuela.

Birth rate in Panama vs Venezuela by year

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Panama

Venezuela

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Panama	Venezuela
2023	16	15.1
2022	16.2	15
2021	16.4	15.2
2020	16.7	15.5
2019	17.6	16.3
2018	18.5	17.3
2017	19.1	17.9
2016	19.5	18.3
2015	19.8	18.6
2014	20.1	19.1
2013	20.4	19.5
2012	20.7	19.9
2011	21	20.2
2010	21	20.3
2009	21.2	20.6
2008	21.4	21.1
2007	21.6	21.5
2006	21.8	22.1
2005	22.1	22.4
2004	22.5	22.4
2003	22.7	22.9
2002	22.9	23.3
2001	23.2	23.6
2000	23.5	23.7
1999	23.8	24.2
1998	24.1	24.6
1997	24.4	25.1
1996	24.6	25.5
1995	24.9	26
1994	25.2	26.5
1993	25.5	27.1
1992	25.9	27.7
1991	26.2	28.3
1990	26.8	28.9
1989	27.2	29.5
1988	27.5	30.1
1987	28	30.6
1986	28.5	30.9
1985	29	31
1984	29.5	31.4
1983	29.9	31.8
1982	30	32.3
1981	30.2	32.8
1980	30.4	33.3
1979	30.7	33.8
1978	31.1	34.1
1977	31.7	34.5
1976	32.5	34.7
1975	33.3	35
1974	34.2	35.3
1973	35	35.7
1972	36	36.1
1971	36.7	36.7
1970	37.4	37.5
1969	37.9	38.2
1968	38.5	39
1967	39.2	39.7
1966	39.9	40.5
1965	40.3	41.3
1964	40.8	42
1963	41.2	42.7
1962	41.3	43.4
1961	41.3	44.1
1960	41.1	45

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 16 in Panama and 15.1 in Venezuela, compared with 41.1 and 45, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Factual

UN forecast

Venezuela

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UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Panama	Venezuela
2100	14%	14.4%
2099	14%	14.5%
2098	14%	14.5%
2097	14.1%	14.5%
2096	14.1%	14.5%
2095	14.2%	14.6%
2094	14.2%	14.6%
2093	14.3%	14.6%
2092	14.3%	14.7%
2091	14.4%	14.7%
2090	14.4%	14.8%
2089	14.5%	14.8%
2088	14.6%	14.9%
2087	14.6%	15%
2086	14.7%	15.1%
2085	14.8%	15.2%
2084	14.8%	15.2%
2083	14.9%	15.3%
2082	15%	15.4%
2081	15.1%	15.6%
2080	15.1%	15.7%
2079	15.2%	15.8%
2078	15.3%	15.9%
2077	15.3%	16%
2076	15.4%	16.1%
2075	15.5%	16.2%
2074	15.6%	16.4%
2073	15.6%	16.5%
2072	15.7%	16.6%
2071	15.8%	16.7%
2070	15.9%	16.8%
2069	15.9%	16.8%
2068	16%	16.9%
2067	16.1%	17%
2066	16.2%	17.1%
2065	16.3%	17.2%
2064	16.4%	17.3%
2063	16.5%	17.4%
2062	16.7%	17.4%
2061	16.8%	17.5%
2060	16.9%	17.7%
2059	17.1%	17.8%
2058	17.2%	17.9%
2057	17.3%	18.1%
2056	17.5%	18.3%
2055	17.7%	18.5%
2054	17.8%	18.7%
2053	18%	18.9%
2052	18.2%	19.1%
2051	18.3%	19.4%
2050	18.5%	19.6%
2049	18.7%	19.9%
2048	18.9%	20.2%
2047	19%	20.4%
2046	19.2%	20.6%
2045	19.4%	20.8%
2044	19.5%	21%
2043	19.7%	21.2%
2042	19.9%	21.3%
2041	20.1%	21.4%
2040	20.2%	21.4%
2039	20.4%	21.5%
2038	20.6%	21.5%
2037	20.8%	21.4%
2036	20.9%	21.4%
2035	21.1%	21.4%
2034	21.4%	21.5%
2033	21.7%	21.6%
2032	22.1%	21.9%
2031	22.4%	22.2%
2030	22.8%	22.5%
2029	23.2%	23%
2028	23.6%	23.5%
2027	24%	24%
2026	24.3%	24.6%
2025	24.7%	25.2%
2024	24.9%	25.5%
2023	25.3%	26.2%
2022	25.7%	26.8%
2021	26%	27.4%
2020	26.4%	27.8%
2019	26.7%	28%
2018	27.1%	27.9%
2017	27.4%	27.8%
2016	27.6%	27.9%
2015	27.9%	28.2%
2014	28.2%	28.5%
2013	28.4%	28.9%
2012	28.7%	29.2%
2011	28.9%	29.5%
2010	29.2%	29.9%
2009	29.5%	30.3%
2008	29.7%	30.6%
2007	30%	31%
2006	30.3%	31.4%
2005	30.6%	31.8%
2004	31%	32.2%
2003	31.3%	32.7%
2002	31.6%	33.1%
2001	32%	33.6%
2000	32.4%	34%
1999	32.8%	34.5%
1998	33.1%	34.9%
1997	33.5%	35.3%
1996	33.9%	35.8%
1995	34.2%	36.2%
1994	34.6%	36.6%
1993	34.9%	37%
1992	35.3%	37.4%
1991	35.7%	37.8%
1990	36.1%	38.1%
1989	36.5%	38.4%
1988	36.9%	38.7%
1987	37.4%	39%
1986	37.8%	39.3%
1985	38.3%	39.6%
1984	38.8%	39.9%
1983	39.3%	40.3%
1982	39.8%	40.6%
1981	40.3%	41%
1980	40.8%	41.3%
1979	41.4%	41.7%
1978	41.9%	42.1%
1977	42.4%	42.5%
1976	42.9%	42.9%
1975	43.3%	43.3%
1974	43.6%	43.8%
1973	43.9%	44.3%
1972	44.1%	44.7%
1971	44.3%	45.2%
1970	44.5%	45.6%
1969	44.6%	46%
1968	44.7%	46.3%
1967	44.8%	46.6%
1966	44.8%	46.8%
1965	44.8%	46.9%
1964	44.7%	47%
1963	44.6%	47%
1962	44.5%	47%
1961	44.3%	46.9%
1960	44.2%	46.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.9% of the population in Panama and 25.5% in Venezuela in 2024, compared to 36.1% and 38.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Panama and Venezuela compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Panama vs Venezuela

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Venezuela

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Panama	Venezuela
2023	37	227
2022	40	219
2021	59	251
2020	74	207
2019	41	202
2018	43	205
2017	47	195
2016	47	162
2015	48	136
2014	49	133
2013	52	123
2012	53	113
2011	55	104
2010	56	110
2009	55	109
2008	55	103
2007	55	92
2006	56	96
2005	57	93
2004	57	94
2003	58	97
2002	59	87
2001	62	101
2000	64	86
1999	65	88
1998	68	82
1997	70	82
1996	73	86
1995	77	84
1994	78	84
1993	81	82
1992	85	82
1991	87	80
1990	89	83
1989	96	80
1988	93	80
1987	93	81
1986	94	81
1985	95	83

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 227 deaths in Venezuela.

Under-five mortality rates

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Venezuela

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Panama	Venezuela
2023	1.33%	2.43%
2022	1.39%	2.43%
2021	1.45%	2.43%
2020	1.52%	2.43%
2019	1.59%	2.43%
2018	1.65%	2.43%
2017	1.68%	2.43%
2016	1.7%	2.43%
2015	1.72%	1.92%
2014	1.73%	1.83%
2013	1.75%	1.79%
2012	1.77%	1.76%
2011	1.81%	1.73%
2010	1.86%	1.72%
2009	1.91%	1.71%
2008	1.97%	1.72%
2007	2.03%	1.74%
2006	2.1%	1.79%
2005	2.17%	1.85%
2004	2.25%	1.91%
2003	2.33%	1.98%
2002	2.41%	2.03%
2001	2.49%	2.09%
2000	2.56%	2.15%
1999	2.63%	2.24%
1998	2.68%	2.34%
1997	2.73%	2.45%
1996	2.77%	2.55%
1995	2.8%	2.63%
1994	2.83%	2.68%
1993	2.87%	2.73%
1992	2.91%	2.78%
1991	2.97%	2.86%
1990	3.05%	2.96%
1989	3.14%	3.09%
1988	3.24%	3.23%
1987	3.35%	3.37%
1986	3.47%	3.5%
1985	3.61%	3.64%
1984	3.75%	3.77%
1983	3.9%	3.91%
1982	4.05%	4.07%
1981	4.19%	4.24%
1980	4.34%	4.42%
1979	4.47%	4.62%
1978	4.61%	4.82%
1977	4.76%	5.01%
1976	4.93%	5.2%
1975	5.15%	5.38%
1974	5.41%	5.57%
1973	5.72%	5.75%
1972	6.07%	5.94%
1971	6.43%	6.12%
1970	6.78%	6.3%
1969	7.1%	6.47%
1968	7.38%	6.61%
1967	7.62%	6.75%
1966	7.83%	6.87%
1965	8.05%	7%
1964	8.28%	7.14%
1963	8.52%	7.3%
1962	8.78%	7.49%
1961	9.04%	7.72%
1960	9.31%	7.97%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.33% in Panama and 2.43% in Venezuela. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.