The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Central America and the Caribbean
Languages Panama, in 36 editions.
The entry for Panama published Languages in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 12 editions. Each is shown as published. Languages in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 12
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Language” (1990 to 1991) and “Languages” (1992 to 2025).
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2017 edition
Same as 2016Published as “Language”
- Spanish (official);
- 14% speak English as native tongue;
- many Panamanians bilingual
Spanish (official); 14% speak English as native tongue; many Panamanians bilingual
Published as “Language”
- Spanish (official);
- English as native tongue 14%;
- many Panamanians bilingual
Spanish (official); 14% speak English as native tongue; tongue 14%; many Panamanians bilingual
- Spanish (official);
- English as native tongue 14%;
- many Panamanians bilingual
Spanish (official); English as native tongue 14%; many Panamanians bilingual
- Spanish (official), English 14% note:
- many Panamanians bilingual
Spanish (official); (official), English as native tongue 14%; 14% note:
many Panamanians bilingual
Spanish (official), English 14%
Spanish (official), English 14% note:
many Panamanians bilingual
The same text in 6 editions, 1995 to 2000.
Spanish (official), English 14%
note: many Panamanians bilingual
Spanish (official), English 14%
note: many Panamanians bilingual
- Spanish (official), English 14% note:
- many Panamanians bilingual
Spanish (official), English 14%
The same text in 3 editions, 2002 to 2004.
Spanish (official), English 14%
note: many Panamanians bilingual
Spanish (official), English 14%
note: many Panamanians bilingual
The same text in 6 editions, 2005 to 2010.
Spanish (official), English 14%; note - many Panamanians bilingual
Spanish (official), English 14% 14%; note - many Panamanians bilingual
note:
The same text in 4 editions, 2011 to 2014.
Spanish (official), English 14%
note: many Panamanians are bilingual
Spanish (official), English 14%; note - 14%
note:
many Panamanians are bilingual
Spanish (official), indigenous languages (including Ngabe, Bugle, Kuna, Embera, Wounaan, Naso Tjerdi, and Bri Bri)
note: many Panamanians are bilingual
Spanish (official), English 14% indigenous languages (including Ngabe, Bugle, Kuna, Embera, Wounaan, Naso Tjerdi, and Bri Bri)
note:
The same text in 5 editions, 2016 to 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
Rewritten: too little of the 2015 text remains to mark the changes.
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
The same text in 3 editions, 2021 to 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, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
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) Japanese); note - many Panamanians are bilingual
note:
major-language sample(s):
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
The same text in 2024 and 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 información básica. (Spanish)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Spanish (official), indigenous Indigenous languages (including Ngabere (or Guaymi), (Guaymi), Buglere, Kuna, Embera, Wounaan, Naso (or Teribe), (Teribe), and Bri Bri), Panamanian English Creole (similar to Jamaican English Creole; a (a mixture of English and Spanish with elements of Ngabere; 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 Japanese)
major-language sample(s):
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
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Cite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. “Panama: Languages.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/panama/languages.