Panama

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Population Full

4,315,000 (2020 UNDESA)

Principal Languages
Spanish
Literacy Rate
95% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CDE (1967), CPPDCE (2007), CSICH (2004), ICCPR (1977), UNCRPD (2007), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Campbell 1997, Cohen 1976
Deaf Population
6,000
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Panama is 16. Of these, 15 are living and 1 is extinct. Of the living languages, 8 are indigenous and 7 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 1 is institutional, 9 are developing, 3 are vigorous, and 2 are in trouble. Also listed are 8 unestablished languages.