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.

Median age in Panama

Name: Median age in Panama
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

1950–2023

Median age in Panama, 1950–2023

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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

126 Guam 31.12 years compare
127 Malaysia 30.06 years compare
128 Indonesia 29.83 years compare
130 Myanmar 29.53 years compare
131 Kazakhstan 29.46 years compare
132 Peru 29.45 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Panama

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0354 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.12 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.12 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.12 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.839 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.2634 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 52.43 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 64.57 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.4411 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 70.42 0-100 (2024)

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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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About this data

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
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.