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Panama
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Panama – People Groups
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People Groups
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Population Indig % Evangel % Adherent Least Reached Progress Scale Primary Religion Primary Language Pho Map Txt
Americans, U.S.142,00028.90 %80.00 %3.2 ChristianityEnglishP
Americans, U.S.
 T
Arab, Lebanese6,9000.50 %32.00 %2.2 IslamArabic, North LevantinP
Arab, Lebanese
  
Arab, Palestinian7,3000.10 %1.60 %Y1.2 IslamArabic, South LevantinP
Arab, Palestinian
M
Arab, Palestinian of Panama
T
Arab, Syrian7,0000.10 %6.00 %2.2 IslamArabic, North LevantinP
Arab, Syrian
M
Arab, Syrian of Panama
T
Bribri2,50012.00 %75.00 %3.2 ChristianityBribriP
Bribri
  
Buglere, Bogota4,100Y17.00 %75.00 %3.2 ChristianityBuglereP
Buglere, Bogota
M
Buglere, Bogota of Panama
 
DeafY0.00 %91.00 %2.1 ChristianityLanguage UnknownP
Deaf
 T
Embera, Northern23,000Y12.00 %85.00 %3.2 ChristianityEmbera, NorthernP
Embera, Northern
  
Embera-Saija300Y0.50 %60.00 %2.2 ChristianityEpena M
Embera-Saija of Panama
 
French36,0001.00 %61.00 %2.2 ChristianityFrenchP
French
 T
Greek2,9000.40 %91.00 %2.2 ChristianityGreekP
Greek
 T
Guaymi, Eastern96,000Y5.00 %80.00 %3.1 ChristianityNgabereP
Guaymi, Eastern
  
Han Chinese, Cantonese29,0006.00 %9.00 %3.2 Non-ReligiousChinese, YueP
Han Chinese, Cantonese
 T
Han Chinese, Hakka24,0005.00 %8.00 %3.1 Non-ReligiousChinese, HakkaP
Han Chinese, Hakka
 T
Han Chinese, Min Nan1,1005.00 %9.00 %3.1 Non-ReligiousChinese, Min NanP
Han Chinese, Min Nan
 T
Hindi, East Indian13,0000.50 %10.00 %2.2 HinduismHindiP
Hindi, East Indian
 T
Italian18,0001.10 %83.00 %2.2 ChristianityItalianP
Italian
  
Jamaicans329,00028.00 %90.00 %3.2 ChristianityJamaican Creole EnglisP
Jamaicans
  
Japanese1,8000.50 %1.50 %Y1.2 BuddhismJapaneseP
Japanese
  
Jew8,100Y0.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 Ethnic ReligionsSpanish  T
Korean40016.80 %31.00 %3.2 ChristianityKoreanP
Korean
 T
Kuna, Paya-Pucuro Cuna1,000Y4.00 %70.00 %3.1 ChristianityKuna, BorderP
Kuna, Paya-Pucuro Cuna
M
Kuna, Paya-Pucuro Cuna of Panama
 
Ngabe, Guaymi90,000Y4.00 %92.00 %3.1 ChristianityNgabereP
Ngabe, Guaymi
M
Ngabe, Guaymi of Panama
 
Panamanian320,000Y19.00 %91.00 %3.2 ChristianitySpanishP
Panamanian
  
Panamanian, Mestizo2,193,000Y20.00 %95.00 %3.2 ChristianitySpanishP
Panamanian, Mestizo
  
Part-Indian107,000Y10.00 %88.00 %3.2 ChristianitySpanish   
San Blas Cuna, Kuna70,000Y11.00 %85.00 %3.2 ChristianityKuna, San Blas  T
Spaniard34,0001.00 %77.00 %2.2 ChristianitySpanishP
Spaniard
  
Teribe, Naso4,900Y9.00 %65.00 %3.2 ChristianityTeribeP
Teribe, Naso
M
Teribe, Naso of Panama
 
Wounaan, Nonama3,600Y0.50 %65.00 %2.2 ChristianityWoun MeuP
Wounaan, Nonama
  
Total People Groups:   30 3,575,000 14     3 3.2     26 7 13
Unclassified / Other Individuals 50,000  
UN Country Population (2012) 3,625,000  
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Panama – People Progress
% of People Groups % of Population in People Groups
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Progress Level Peoples % of Peoples Population % of Population
  Level 1 - Unreached / Least-Reached 3 10.0 % 17,000 0.5 %
  Level 2 - Nominal / Formative Church 10 33.3 % 122,000 3.4 %
  Level 3 - Established / Significant Church 17 56.7 % 3,436,000 96.1 %
Totals 30   3,575,000  

Panama – Languages
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Language
Code
# Peoples
Primary
Language
# Unreached
Primary
Language
Bible
Status
Bible
Locator
Audio NT
Online
Jesus
Film
Online
Audio
Recordings
Online
Gospel
Tract
Online
Arabic, North Levantine Spokenapc20Portions
Arabic, South Levantine Spokenajp11Portions
Bribribzd10Portions
Bugleresab10NT
Chinese, Hakkahak10Complete
Chinese, Min Nannan10Complete
Chinese, Yueyue10Complete
Embera, Northernemp10NT
Englisheng10Complete
Epenasja10NT
Frenchfra10Complete
Greekell10Complete
Hindihin10Complete
Italianita10Complete
Jamaican Creole Englishjam10None
Japanesejpn11Complete
Koreankor10Complete
Kuna, Borderkvn10NT
Kuna, San Blascuk10NT
Ngaberegym20NT
Spanishspa51Complete
Teribetfr10Complete
Woun Meunoa10NT
Totals: 23 29 3   22 19 18 23 12
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Panama – Religions
 
Major Religions  
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Source:  Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.
 
Christianity Segments  
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Source:  Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.
Values less than .3% not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity
Panama – Possible Ministry Involvement
  • Below are lists of ministries that may work in Panama. Ministries in the Panama section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Central and South America section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information.
  • The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.
Ministries in Panama   Ministries in Central and South America
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Country Level Ministries Size
Avant MinistriesMedium
CAM InternationalMedium
Church of God, HolinessMedium
Fellowship of Associates of Medical EvangelismMedium
Foursquare Missions InternationalMedium
Free Will BaptistMedium
Gospel Fellowship AssociationMedium
International Pentecostal Holiness ChurchMedium
LifeWindMedium
Living Water TeachingSmall
Missions DoorMedium
National Baptist Convention of AmericaMedium
South American Missionary SocietySmall
Ministries Listed:  13
 
Regional Level Ministries Size
ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism)Large
Action International MinistriesMedium
Anglican Frontier MissionsSmall
Assemblies of God World MissionsLarge
Awana Clubs, InternationalMedium
Baptist Bible Fellowship, InternationalMedium
Baptist International Missions, Inc. (BIMI)Medium
Baptist Medical and Dental Mission InternationalMedium
Baptist Mid-MissionsMedium
BCM InternationalMedium
Bible LeagueMedium
Campus Crusade for Christ, InternationalLarge
Child Evangelism FellowshipMedium
Church of God of ProphecyMedium
Church of the Nazarene World Mission DepartmentMedium
Church World ServiceMedium
EFCA International MissionMedium
Every Home for ChristMedium
Final Frontiers FoundationLarge
Free Methodist World MissionsMedium
Galcom InternationalSmall
Global ActionSmall
GO InternationalSmall
InterCommSmall
Intervarsity Christian FellowshipMedium
Iris Ministries, Inc.Medium
Mailbox Club InternationalSmall
Presbyterian Evangelistic FellowshipMedium
Scripture UnionMedium
Seventh-day Adventists General ConferenceMedium
Silent Word MinistriesSmall
Southern Baptist Convention - International Mission BoardLarge
United Methodist ChurchMedium
United Pentecostal Church Foreign MissionsMedium
United World MissionMedium
Worldwide Tentmakers, IncorporatedSmall
Youth with a MissionLarge
Ministries Listed:  37
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Panama – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
 
Statistics
Population 3,575,000
Percent Urbanization 75 %
Total People Groups 30
Unreached People Groups 3
Region Central and South America
10/40 Window No
Official National Language Spanish
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 89.6%  [1]
Percent Evangelical 18.7%  [2]
Country Progress Level 3.2
Persecution Ranking Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index 0.780 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links
Operation World
Ethnologue Language Listing
State Department Religious Freedom Report
Library of Congress
World Factbook

Notes
[1]  Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.
[2]  Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.
 
Prayer Cards
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Maps
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Ethnolinguistic Map (Univ of Texas)
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