๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panamavs๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ป El Salvador

Total Population
4,625,719
6,391,255
El Salvador is 1.4ร— Panama
Median age
31.6 years
29.4 years
2.2 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
9.98%
8.48%
1.5 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
1.19%
0.40%
0.79 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ป El Salvador
Panama El Salvador
Young Population 24.15%1,116,945 23.96%1,531,157
Working Age Population 65.88%3,047,221 67.56%4,318,068
Elderly Population 9.98%461,553 8.48%542,030

In 2026, the median age is 31.6 years in Panama and 29.4 years in El Salvador.Panama already reached El Salvadorโ€™s current median age in 2019, about 7 years ahead in population aging.

The total population of Panama peaks in 2080 at 6,029,729.The total population of El Salvador peaks in 2047 at 6,669,838.

By 2050, the dependency ratio of Panama will be 58.6%, and 18.52% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of El Salvador will be 46.6%, and 14.68% of the population will be elderly.

Panama El Salvador
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) None between 1950 and 2100 2023โ€“2056
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 2015 1 years later 2014
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) 2037 2048 11 years later
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) 2055 2061 6 years later