Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Panama
Panama: Total marriages involving girls under 18 was 765 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
765
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
4th
of 17 countries
All-time high
1,390
in 2014
All-time low
729
in 2023
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Panama, 2013–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Panama recorded 765 for total marriages involving girls under 18 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total marriages involving girls under 18 in Panama peaked at 1,390 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 729, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1,374 | — |
| 2014 | 1,390 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1,204 | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 1,132 | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 1,101 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 1,094 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 958 | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 803 | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 942 | +17.3% |
| 2022 | 819 | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 729 | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 765 | +4.9% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 765 is above the median for high income countries, which is 412, 1.9× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,179 | 958 | 1,390 | 7 |
| 2020s | 811.6 | 729 | 942 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 1 Brazil 11,720 compare
- 2 Madagascar 1,374 compare
- 3 Puerto Rico 938 compare
- 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 711 compare
- 6 Morocco 629 compare
- 7 Peru 616 compare
More gender data for Panama
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,093 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6093 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,741 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,741 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 34,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 36,470 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 34,602 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 36,393 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 34,517 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total marriages involving girls under 18 in Panama?
- Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Panama was 765 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total marriages involving girls under 18 recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1,390 in 2014.
- What is the lowest total marriages involving girls under 18 recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 729 in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for total marriages involving girls under 18?
- Panama ranks 4th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total marriages involving girls under 18 rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total marriages involving girls under 18. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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