Median age estimates and projections in Panama

The median age in Panama was 29.6 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Panama, 2023 (latest estimate) 29.6 Years
Change from 2022 +1.1% 2022: 29.3 years
Projection for 2030 31.9 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 38.2 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 48.0 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 112th of 216 See the full ranking

Median age estimates and projections in Panama over time

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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Median age, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Panama
2100 48.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 47.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 46.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 46.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 45.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 44.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 43.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 42.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 41.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 39.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 38.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 36.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 35.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 33.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 31.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 30.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 29.6 years
2022 29.3 years
2021 29.0 years
2020 28.7 years
2019 28.4 years
2018 28.1 years
2017 27.8 years
2016 27.5 years
2015 27.3 years
2014 27.0 years

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.1% from 29.3 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 26.7 years, the figure has changed by +10.7%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Panama has the 112th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Panama
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024