Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Panama

Share of population under 15 in Panama in 2025 — 24.5%. Ranked 97 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 19.7 pp.

2025 24.5% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 97of 217
Period maximum 44.8%1966
Period minimum 24.5%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Panama, 1960–20252030405019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 44.2%1962: 44.5%1964: 44.7%1966: 44.8%1968: 44.7%1970: 44.5%1972: 44.1%1974: 43.6%1976: 42.9%1978: 41.9%1980: 40.8%1982: 39.8%1984: 38.8%1986: 37.8%1988: 36.9%1990: 36.1%1992: 35.3%1994: 34.6%1996: 33.9%1998: 33.1%2000: 32.4%2002: 31.6%2004: 31%2006: 30.3%2008: 29.7%2010: 29.2%2012: 28.7%2014: 28.2%2016: 27.6%2018: 27.1%2020: 26.4%2022: 25.7%2024: 24.9%2025: 24.5%
Change over the period: −19.7 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Panama

Panama 24.5%
World 24.4%
Central America computed 25.2%
High-income countries computed 15.5%
Share of population under 15 — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 24.5 −0.4 pp
2024 24.9 −0.4 pp
2023 25.3 −0.4 pp
2022 25.7 −0.4 pp
2021 26 −0.3 pp
2020 26.4 −0.4 pp
2019 26.7 −0.3 pp
2018 27.1 −0.3 pp
2017 27.4 −0.3 pp
2016 27.6 −0.3 pp
2015 27.9 −0.3 pp
2014 28.2 −0.3 pp
2013 28.4 −0.3 pp
2012 28.7 −0.3 pp
2011 28.9 −0.3 pp
2010 29.2 −0.3 pp
2009 29.5 −0.3 pp
2008 29.7 −0.3 pp
2007 30 −0.3 pp
2006 30.3 −0.3 pp
2005 30.6 −0.3 pp
2004 31 −0.3 pp
2003 31.3 −0.3 pp
2002 31.6 −0.4 pp
2001 32 −0.4 pp
2000 32.4 −0.4 pp
1999 32.8 −0.4 pp
1998 33.1 −0.4 pp
1997 33.5 −0.4 pp
1996 33.9 −0.4 pp
1995 34.2 −0.4 pp
1994 34.6 −0.4 pp
1993 34.9 −0.4 pp
1992 35.3 −0.4 pp
1991 35.7 −0.4 pp
1990 36.1 −0.4 pp
1989 36.5 −0.4 pp
1988 36.9 −0.5 pp
1987 37.4 −0.5 pp
1986 37.8 −0.5 pp
1985 38.3 −0.5 pp
1984 38.8 −0.5 pp
1983 39.3 −0.5 pp
1982 39.8 −0.5 pp
1981 40.3 −0.5 pp
1980 40.8 −0.5 pp
1979 41.4 −0.5 pp
1978 41.9 −0.5 pp
1977 42.4 −0.5 pp
1976 42.9 −0.4 pp
1975 43.3 −0.3 pp
1974 43.6 −0.3 pp
1973 43.9 −0.2 pp
1972 44.1 −0.2 pp
1971 44.3 −0.2 pp
1970 44.5 −0.1 pp
1969 44.6 −0.1 pp
1968 44.7 −0.1 pp
1967 44.8 −0 pp
1966 44.8 +0 pp
1965 44.8 +0 pp
1964 44.7 +0.1 pp
1963 44.6 +0.1 pp
1962 44.5 +0.1 pp
1961 44.3 +0.1 pp
1960 44.2

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.