{"id":14602,"date":"2026-07-13T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expat-times.com\/panama\/?p=14602"},"modified":"2026-07-12T19:12:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T00:12:26","slug":"why-88-of-young-panamanians-are-putting-families-on-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expat-times.com\/panama\/living\/why-88-of-young-panamanians-are-putting-families-on-hold\/","title":{"rendered":"Why 88% of Young Panamanians Are Putting Families on Hold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Panama City, Panama. A young couple walking through the capital stops to look at a real estate advertisement. They both work full time jobs. But buying a home feels like a distant dream. This scene plays out across the country every day. And it reflects a massive demographic shift that is reshaping the nation. According to UNFPA Panama<\/a>, the average number of children per woman has dropped from more than five in 1950 to less than two today. That is a dramatic change in just three generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life expectancy keeps climbing too. People are living longer. This combination creates a new reality for Panama. The population is getting older. Families are getting smaller. And the demand for care services is growing rapidly. Edith Castillo N\u00fa\u00f1ez, the national representative for the United Nations Population Fund in Panama, said the country is facing a transformation without precedent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘The results of the recent Population and Housing Census, together with the Population Situation Analysis, confirm that our demographic structure is changing at an unprecedented speed’ [Translated from Spanish]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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