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Panama — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Spanish (official); 14% speak English as native tongue; many Panamanians bilingual |
| 1991 | Spanish (official); English as native tongue 14%; many Panamanians bilingual |
| 1992 | Spanish (official); English as native tongue 14%; many Panamanians bilingual |
| 1993 | Spanish (official), English 14% note: many Panamanians bilingual |
| 1994 | Spanish (official), English 14% note: many Panamanians bilingual |
| 1995 | Spanish (official), English 14% note: many Panamanians bilingual |
| 1996 | Spanish (official), English 14% note: many Panamanians bilingual |
| 1997 | Spanish (official), English 14% note: many Panamanians bilingual |
| 1998 | Spanish (official), English 14% note: many Panamanians bilingual |
| 1999 | Spanish (official), English 14% note: many Panamanians bilingual |
| 2000 | Spanish (official), English 14% note: many Panamanians bilingual |
| 2001 | Spanish (official), English 14% note: many Panamanians bilingual |
| 2002 | Spanish (official), English 14% note: many Panamanians bilingual |
| 2003 | Spanish (official), English 14% note: many Panamanians bilingual |
| 2004 | Spanish (official), English 14% note: many Panamanians bilingual |
| 2005 | Spanish (official), English 14%; note - many Panamanians bilingual |
| 2006 | Spanish (official), English 14%; note - many Panamanians bilingual |
| 2007 | Spanish (official), English 14%; note - many Panamanians bilingual |
| 2008 | Spanish (official), English 14%; note - many Panamanians bilingual |
| 2009 | Spanish (official), English 14%; note - many Panamanians bilingual |
| 2010 | Spanish (official), English 14%; note - many Panamanians bilingual |
| 2011 | Spanish (official), English 14% note: many Panamanians are bilingual |
| 2012 | Spanish (official), English 14% note: many Panamanians are bilingual |
| 2013 | Spanish (official), English 14% note: many Panamanians are bilingual |
| 2014 | Spanish (official), English 14% note: many Panamanians are bilingual |
| 2015 | Spanish (official), indigenous languages (including Ngabe, Bugle, Kuna, Embera, Wounaan, Naso Tjerdi, and Bri Bri) | note: many Panamanians are bilingual |
| 2016 | Spanish (official), indigenous languages (including Ngabere (or Guaymi), Buglere, Kuna, Embera, Wounaan, Naso (or Teribe), and Bri Bri), Panamanian English Creole (similar to Jamaican English Creole; a mixture of English and Spanish with elements of Ngabere; also known as Guari Guari and Colon Creole), English, Chinese (Yue and Hakka), Arabic, French Creole, other (Yiddish, Hebrew, Korean, Japanese) | note: many Panamanians are bilingual |
| 2017 | Spanish (official), indigenous languages (including Ngabere (or Guaymi), Buglere, Kuna, Embera, Wounaan, Naso (or Teribe), and Bri Bri), Panamanian English Creole (similar to Jamaican English Creole; a mixture of English and Spanish with elements of Ngabere; also known as Guari Guari and Colon Creole), English, Chinese (Yue and Hakka), Arabic, French Creole, other (Yiddish, Hebrew, Korean, Japanese) | note: many Panamanians are bilingual |
| 2018 | Spanish (official), indigenous languages (including Ngabere (or Guaymi), Buglere, Kuna, Embera, Wounaan, Naso (or Teribe), and Bri Bri), Panamanian English Creole (similar to Jamaican English Creole; a mixture of English and Spanish with elements of Ngabere; also known as Guari Guari and Colon Creole), English, Chinese (Yue and Hakka), Arabic, French Creole, other (Yiddish, Hebrew, Korean, Japanese) | note: many Panamanians are bilingual |
| 2019 | Spanish (official), indigenous languages (including Ngabere (or Guaymi), Buglere, Kuna, Embera, Wounaan, Naso (or Teribe), and Bri Bri), Panamanian English Creole (similar to Jamaican English Creole; a mixture of English and Spanish with elements of Ngabere; also known as Guari Guari and Colon Creole), English, Chinese (Yue and Hakka), Arabic, French Creole, other (Yiddish, Hebrew, Korean, Japanese) | note: many Panamanians are bilingual |
| 2020 | Spanish (official), indigenous languages (including Ngabere (or Guaymi), Buglere, Kuna, Embera, Wounaan, Naso (or Teribe), and Bri Bri), Panamanian English Creole (similar to Jamaican English Creole; a mixture of English and Spanish with elements of Ngabere; also known as Guari Guari and Colon Creole), English, Chinese (Yue and Hakka), Arabic, French Creole, other (Yiddish, Hebrew, Korean, Japanese) | note: many Panamanians are bilingual |
| 2021 | Spanish (official), indigenous languages (including Ngabere (or Guaymi), Buglere, Kuna, Embera, Wounaan, Naso (or Teribe), and Bri Bri), Panamanian English Creole (similar to Jamaican English Creole; a mixture of English and Spanish with elements of Ngabere; also known as Guari Guari and Colon Creole), English, Chinese (Yue and Hakka), Arabic, French Creole, other (Yiddish, Hebrew, Korean, Japanese); note - many Panamanians are bilingual major-language sample(s): La Libreta Informativa del Mundo |
| 2022 | Spanish (official), indigenous languages (including Ngabere (or Guaymi), Buglere, Kuna, Embera, Wounaan, Naso (or Teribe), and Bri Bri), Panamanian English Creole (similar to Jamaican English Creole; a mixture of English and Spanish with elements of Ngabere; also known as Guari Guari and Colon Creole), English, Chinese (Yue and Hakka), Arabic, French Creole, other (Yiddish, Hebrew, Korean, Japanese); note - many Panamanians are bilingual major-language sample(s): La Libreta Informativa del Mundo |
| 2023 | Spanish (official), indigenous languages (including Ngabere (or Guaymi), Buglere, Kuna, Embera, Wounaan, Naso (or Teribe), and Bri Bri), Panamanian English Creole (similar to Jamaican English Creole; a mixture of English and Spanish with elements of Ngabere; also known as Guari Guari and Colon Creole), English, Chinese (Yue and Hakka), Arabic, French Creole, other (Yiddish, Hebrew, Korean, Japanese); note - many Panamanians are bilingual major-language sample(s): La Libreta Informativa del Mundo |
| 2024 | Spanish (official), Indigenous languages (including Ngabere (Guaymi), Buglere, Kuna, Embera, Wounaan, Naso (Teribe), and Bri Bri), Panamanian English Creole (a mixture of English and Spanish with elements of Ngabere, also known as Guari Guari and Colon Creole), English, Chinese (Yue and Hakka), Arabic, French Creole, other (Yiddish, Hebrew, Korean, Japanese) major-language sample(s): La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de informaci n b sica. (Spanish) The World Factbook, th |
| 2025 | Spanish (official), Indigenous languages (including Ngabere (Guaymi), Buglere, Kuna, Embera, Wounaan, Naso (Teribe), and Bri Bri), Panamanian English Creole (a mixture of English and Spanish with elements of Ngabere, also known as Guari Guari and Colon Creole), English, Chinese (Yue and Hakka), Arabic, French Creole, other (Yiddish, Hebrew, Korean, Japanese) major-language sample(s): La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de informaci n b sica. (Spanish) The World Factbook, th |