Country: Panama
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Evangelical Range |
% Christian Adh Range |
Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Panamanian, Mulatto | 264,000 | 264,000 | 1 | ● | Spanish | Christianity |
5
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10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
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Part-Indian | 134,000 | 419,000 | 2 | ● | Spanish | Christianity |
4
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5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Spaniard | 43,000 | 30,218,000 | 52 | Spanish | Christianity |
3
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0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Teribe, Naso | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1 | ● | Teribe | Christianity |
4
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5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Wounaan | 9,000 | 25,000 | 2 | ● | Woun Meu | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
| Totals: 30 | 4,551,000 | 3 ◼︎ (2 ✸︎) | 21.65 % | 88.00 % | 3 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 20,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 4,571,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Bocas del Toro | 165,000 |
| Chiriquí | 551,000 |
| Coclé | 309,000 |
| Colón | 320,000 |
| Darién | 63,000 |
| Emberá | 13,000 |
| Herrera | 145,000 |
| Kuna Yala | 44,000 |
| Los Santos | 119,000 |
| Ngöbe Buglé | 208,000 |
| Panamá | 1,651,000 |
| Panamá Oeste | 614,000 |
| Veraguas | 300,000 |
| Provinces: 13 | 4,502,000 |
| UN Country Population | 4,571,000 |
| Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
YouVersion Bible Resources |
Faith Comes By Hearing Bible Resources |
Jesus Film Online |
Global Recordings Resources |
God's Story Resources |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 3 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bribri | bzd | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Buglere | sab | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Hakka | hak | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Min Nan | nan | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Yue | yue | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Embera, Northern | emp | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| English | eng | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Epena | sja | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hindi | hin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jamaican English Creole | jam | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Japanese | jpn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kuna, Border | kvn | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kuna, San Blas | cuk | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Ngabere | gym | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Panamanian Sign Language | lsp | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Spanish | spa | 6 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Teribe | tfr | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Woun Meu | noa | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 22 | 30 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 7 |
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| People Groups | 30 |
| Unreached People Groups | 3 (10.0%) |
| Population | 4,551,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.5% |
| Population in Unreached | 22,000 (0.5%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 88.0% |
| Percent Evangelical | 21.7% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 3 |
| Country Progress Level | |
| Continent | North America |
| Region | America, Latin |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | PM |
| Official Language(s) | Spanish |
| Literacy Rate | 94% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 273,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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