Fertility Rate: Panama
Panama's fertility rate is currently 2.106 births per woman as of 2024. # Panama Fertility Rate Panama's fertility rate stands at 2.
Current (2024)
2.106 births per woman
-0.6% y/y
Peak (1962)
5.872 births per woman
Low (2024)
2.106 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Panama
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Panama
Analysis# Panama Fertility Rate
Panama's fertility rate stands at 2.106 births per woman in 2024, marking a historic low for the country. This represents a dramatic 63.9% decline since 1960, when the rate peaked at 5.872 births per woman in 1962. The current level sits just above the replacement rate of 2.1, indicating Panama has transitioned from high fertility characteristic of mid-20th century Latin America to near-replacement fertility typical of more developed nations.
The decline accelerated notably after 2015, when the rate was 2.53 births per woman. Year-over-year decreases have persisted throughout the 2015–2024 period, with particularly steep drops occurring between 2015 and 2020. Panama's continued downward trajectory suggests the fertility rate may edge even lower in coming years, reflecting broader patterns of urbanization, increased female education, and improved access to family planning across the region.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.106 births per woman | -0.61% |
| 2023 | 2.119 births per woman | -0.94% |
| 2022 | 2.139 births per woman | -0.60% |
| 2021 | 2.152 births per woman | -1.47% |
| 2020 | 2.184 births per woman | -4.55% |
| 2019 | 2.288 births per woman | -4.75% |
| 2018 | 2.402 births per woman | -2.44% |
| 2017 | 2.462 births per woman | -1.60% |
| 2016 | 2.502 births per woman | -1.11% |
| 2015 | 2.53 births per woman | -0.86% |
| 2014 | 2.552 births per woman | -0.66% |
| 2013 | 2.569 births per woman | -0.85% |
| 2012 | 2.591 births per woman | -0.50% |
| 2011 | 2.604 births per woman | +0.66% |
| 2010 | 2.587 births per woman | -0.23% |
| 2009 | 2.593 births per woman | -0.58% |
| 2008 | 2.608 births per woman | -0.15% |
| 2007 | 2.612 births per woman | -0.31% |
| 2006 | 2.62 births per woman | -0.87% |
| 2005 | 2.643 births per woman | -1.38% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.68 births per woman | +0.04% |
| 2003 | 2.679 births per woman | -0.70% |
| 2002 | 2.698 births per woman | -0.81% |
| 2001 | 2.72 births per woman | -0.87% |
| 2000 | 2.744 births per woman | -0.83% |
| 1999 | 2.767 births per woman | -0.79% |
| 1998 | 2.789 births per woman | -0.75% |
| 1997 | 2.81 births per woman | -0.71% |
| 1996 | 2.83 births per woman | -0.77% |
| 1995 | 2.852 births per woman | -0.87% |
| 1994 | 2.877 births per woman | -1.10% |
| 1993 | 2.909 births per woman | -1.39% |
| 1992 | 2.95 births per woman | -1.63% |
| 1991 | 2.999 births per woman | -2.38% |
| 1990 | 3.072 births per woman | -1.57% |
| 1989 | 3.121 births per woman | -1.64% |
| 1988 | 3.173 births per woman | -2.40% |
| 1987 | 3.251 births per woman | -2.64% |
| 1986 | 3.339 births per woman | -2.57% |
| 1985 | 3.427 births per woman | -2.61% |
| 1984 | 3.519 births per woman | -2.28% |
| 1983 | 3.601 births per woman | -1.59% |
| 1982 | 3.659 births per woman | -1.72% |
| 1981 | 3.723 births per woman | -1.92% |
| 1980 | 3.796 births per woman | -2.27% |
| 1979 | 3.884 births per woman | -2.51% |
| 1978 | 3.984 births per woman | -3.25% |
| 1977 | 4.118 births per woman | -3.42% |
| 1976 | 4.264 births per woman | -3.40% |
| 1975 | 4.414 births per woman | -3.54% |
| 1974 | 4.576 births per woman | -3.48% |
| 1973 | 4.741 births per woman | -3.40% |
| 1972 | 4.908 births per woman | -2.89% |
| 1971 | 5.054 births per woman | -2.34% |
| 1970 | 5.175 births per woman | -2.12% |
| 1969 | 5.287 births per woman | -2.29% |
| 1968 | 5.411 births per woman | -2.22% |
| 1967 | 5.534 births per woman | -2.04% |
| 1966 | 5.649 births per woman | -1.38% |
| 1965 | 5.728 births per woman | -1.38% |
| 1964 | 5.808 births per woman | -0.97% |
| 1963 | 5.865 births per woman | -0.12% |
| 1962 | 5.872 births per woman | +0.12% |
| 1961 | 5.865 births per woman | +0.62% |
| 1960 | 5.829 births per woman | — |
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