Age dependency ratio in Panama
Panama: Age dependency ratio was 51.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Panama, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Panama stood at 51.9%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Panama peaked at 92.7% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2025.
That places Panama 137th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.0% | 90.5% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.8% | 82.1% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.3% | 68.7% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.9% | 60.3% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 55.2% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 53.4% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.5% | 51.9% | 53.1% | 6 |
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More health data for Panama
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.50 million (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 35,475 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 37,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 35,627 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 199,524 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 37,120 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 37,340 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 35,612 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 8.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 39,778 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Panama?
- Age dependency ratio in Panama was 51.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 1966.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2025.
- How does Panama rank for age dependency ratio?
- Panama ranks 137th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.