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Median age in Panama

Panama: Median age was 29.6 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
29.6 years
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
129th
of 236 countries
All-time high
29.6 years
in 2023
All-time low
16.39 years
in 1967
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Panama, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Panama recorded 29.6 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Panama peaked at 29.6 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.39 years, in 1967.

That places Panama 129th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Panama, year by year

Year years Change
1950 17.69 years —
1951 17.56 years -0.7%
1952 17.44 years -0.7%
1953 17.32 years -0.7%
1954 17.21 years -0.6%
1955 17.11 years -0.6%
1956 17.02 years -0.5%
1957 16.94 years -0.5%
1958 16.86 years -0.5%
1959 16.79 years -0.4%
1960 16.72 years -0.4%
1961 16.65 years -0.4%
1962 16.58 years -0.4%
1963 16.52 years -0.4%
1964 16.47 years -0.3%
1965 16.42 years -0.3%
1966 16.39 years -0.2%
1967 16.39 years -0.0%
1968 16.41 years +0.1%
1969 16.44 years +0.2%
1970 16.49 years +0.3%
1971 16.55 years +0.4%
1972 16.64 years +0.5%
1973 16.73 years +0.6%
1974 16.85 years +0.7%
1975 16.99 years +0.8%
1976 17.15 years +0.9%
1977 17.33 years +1.0%
1978 17.52 years +1.1%
1979 17.74 years +1.2%
1980 17.96 years +1.3%
1981 18.2 years +1.3%
1982 18.43 years +1.3%
1983 18.68 years +1.3%
1984 18.92 years +1.3%
1985 19.17 years +1.3%
1986 19.42 years +1.3%
1987 19.68 years +1.3%
1988 19.95 years +1.4%
1989 20.21 years +1.3%
1990 20.48 years +1.3%
1991 20.76 years +1.3%
1992 21.04 years +1.4%
1993 21.33 years +1.4%
1994 21.61 years +1.4%
1995 21.9 years +1.3%
1996 22.18 years +1.3%
1997 22.46 years +1.3%
1998 22.74 years +1.2%
1999 23.01 years +1.2%
2000 23.27 years +1.2%
2001 23.54 years +1.1%
2002 23.8 years +1.1%
2003 24.06 years +1.1%
2004 24.31 years +1.1%
2005 24.57 years +1.1%
2006 24.84 years +1.1%
2007 25.1 years +1.1%
2008 25.37 years +1.1%
2009 25.65 years +1.1%
2010 25.92 years +1.1%
2011 26.2 years +1.1%
2012 26.47 years +1.0%
2013 26.74 years +1.0%
2014 27 years +1.0%
2015 27.27 years +1.0%
2016 27.53 years +1.0%
2017 27.8 years +1.0%
2018 28.07 years +1.0%
2019 28.36 years +1.0%
2020 28.66 years +1.1%
2021 28.96 years +1.0%
2022 29.27 years +1.1%
2023 29.6 years +1.1%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 29.6 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 75% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 29.6 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.82 years, 88% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 17.2 years 16.79 years 17.69 years 10
1960s 16.5 years 16.39 years 16.72 years 10
1970s 17 years 16.49 years 17.74 years 10
1980s 19.06 years 17.96 years 20.21 years 10
1990s 21.75 years 20.48 years 23.01 years 10
2000s 24.45 years 23.27 years 25.65 years 10
2010s 27.14 years 25.92 years 28.36 years 10
2020s 29.12 years 28.66 years 29.6 years 4

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 126 Guam 31.12 years compare
  2. 127 Malaysia 30.06 years compare
  3. 128 Indonesia 29.83 years compare
  4. 130 Myanmar 29.53 years compare
  5. 131 Kazakhstan 29.46 years compare
  6. 132 Peru 29.45 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Panama?
Median age in Panama was 29.6 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 29.6 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 16.39 years in 1967.
How does Panama rank for median age?
Panama ranks 129th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.