Number of children under 5 in Panama
Panama: Number of children under 5 was 359,780 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children under 5 in Panama, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children under 5 in Panama stood at 359,780 people.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 in Panama peaked at 387,545 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 144,536 people, in 1950.
Panama ranks 120th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 167,318 people | 144,536 people | 191,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 226,942 people | 197,044 people | 252,924 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 269,597 people | 257,019 people | 277,020 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 296,012 people | 278,782 people | 311,846 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 324,253 people | 314,072 people | 336,373 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 352,237 people | 339,516 people | 364,601 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 380,476 people | 367,346 people | 387,545 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 369,614 people | 359,780 people | 379,843 people | 4 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8502 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.029 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2956 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.1292 °C (2025)
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- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 in Panama?
- Number of children under 5 in Panama was 359,780 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children under 5 recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 387,545 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 144,536 people in 1950.
- How does Panama rank for number of children under 5?
- Panama ranks 120th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children under 5 rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children under 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.