Fertility rate, total in Panama
Panama: Fertility rate, total was 2.11 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Panama, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate, total in Panama is 2.11 births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Panama peaked at 5.87 births per woman in 1962 and was at its lowest, 2.11 births per woman, in 2024.
That places Panama 97th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.68 births per woman | 5.29 births per woman | 5.87 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.51 births per woman | 3.88 births per woman | 5.17 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.46 births per woman | 3.12 births per woman | 3.8 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.89 births per woman | 2.77 births per woman | 3.07 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.66 births per woman | 2.59 births per woman | 2.74 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 births per woman | 2.29 births per woman | 2.6 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.14 births per woman | 2.11 births per woman | 2.18 births per woman | 5 |
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More health data for Panama
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 39,778 (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 15-64, female 1.50 million (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 12, female, interpolated 37,738 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Panama?
- Fertility rate, total in Panama was 2.11 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 5.87 births per woman in 1962.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.11 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for fertility rate, total?
- Panama ranks 97th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.