Panama has a population density of 157.7 people per square mile compared to 763 people in Saint Lucia. Panama has 176,819 sq ft of land per person vs 36,950 sq ft in Saint Lucia. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Panama and Saint Lucia are ranked 128th and 34th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Panama has 0.06% of the world's population and 0.05% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.002% of the population and 0.0004% of the land area for Saint Lucia, hence the population density in Panama is 79.3% lower than in Saint Lucia.
Population density comparison
Panama
|
Saint Lucia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 157.7 ppl/mi² | 763 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 128/197 | 34/197 |
| Population |
4614993
|
180421
|
| Land area | 28,641 sq mi | 235.5 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 176,825 sq ft | 36,530 sq ft |
| Rural population | 30.1% | 80.7% |
| Urban population | 69.9% | 19.3% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Panama vs Saint Lucia:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Panama increased by 39.2%, compared to a 9.44% growth in Saint Lucia.
In 2004, Panama ranked 127th for population density and is in 128th place now. Saint Lucia was 32nd in 2004 and ranks 34th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Panama
|
Saint Lucia
|
|
| 2024 | 157.7 | 763 |
| 2023 | 155.7 | 761 |
| 2022 | 153.7 | 759 |
| 2021 | 151.7 | 758 |
| 2020 | 149.9 | 757 |
| 2019 | 147.9 | 754 |
| 2018 | 145.5 | 752 |
| 2017 | 143.2 | 749 |
| 2016 | 140.8 | 746 |
| 2015 | 138.4 | 743 |
| 2014 | 136 | 739 |
| 2013 | 133.3 | 736 |
| 2012 | 131 | 733 |
| 2011 | 128.7 | 729 |
| 2010 | 126.4 | 726 |
| 2009 | 124.2 | 721 |
| 2008 | 122 | 717 |
| 2007 | 119.8 | 712 |
| 2006 | 117.6 | 708 |
| 2005 | 115.4 | 702 |
| 2004 | 113.3 | 697 |
| 2003 | 111.1 | 692 |
| 2002 | 109 | 686 |
| 2001 | 106.9 | 680 |
| 2000 | 104.9 | 673 |
| 1999 | 102.8 | 665 |
| 1998 | 100.8 | 657 |
| 1997 | 98.8 | 648 |
| 1996 | 96.9 | 639 |
| 1995 | 94.9 | 629 |
| 1994 | 93 | 619 |
| 1993 | 91.1 | 610 |
| 1992 | 89.2 | 601 |
| 1991 | 87.4 | 592 |
| 1990 | 85.6 | 585 |
| 1989 | 83.7 | 580 |
| 1988 | 82 | 573 |
| 1987 | 80.2 | 566 |
| 1986 | 78.4 | 557 |
| 1985 | 76.7 | 548 |
| 1984 | 74.9 | 540 |
| 1983 | 73.2 | 531 |
| 1982 | 71.5 | 523 |
| 1981 | 69.8 | 514 |
| 1980 | 68.2 | 506 |
| 1979 | 66.6 | 499 |
| 1978 | 65 | 492 |
| 1977 | 63.5 | 485 |
| 1976 | 61.9 | 477 |
| 1975 | 60.4 | 470 |
| 1974 | 58.8 | 463 |
| 1973 | 57.3 | 456 |
| 1972 | 55.7 | 450 |
| 1971 | 54.2 | 444 |
| 1970 | 52.7 | 438 |
| 1969 | 51.2 | 433 |
| 1968 | 49.8 | 427 |
| 1967 | 48.4 | 422 |
| 1966 | 47 | 418 |
| 1965 | 45.6 | 414 |
| 1964 | 44.2 | 410 |
| 1963 | 42.9 | 406 |
| 1962 | 41.6 | 401 |
| 1961 | 40.4 | 397 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Panama
|
Saint Lucia
|
|
| 2024 | 69.9% | 19.3% |
| 2023 | 69.5% | 19.2% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | 19.1% |
| 2021 | 68.8% | 18.9% |
| 2020 | 68.4% | 18.8% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | 18.8% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | 18.7% |
| 2017 | 67.4% | 18.6% |
| 2016 | 67% | 18.6% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | 18.5% |
| 2014 | 66.4% | 18.5% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | 18.5% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | 18.4% |
| 2011 | 65.4% | 18.4% |
| 2010 | 65.1% | 18.4% |
| 2009 | 64.9% | 19.2% |
| 2008 | 64.6% | 20.1% |
| 2007 | 64.3% | 21.1% |
| 2006 | 64% | 22.1% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | 23.1% |
| 2004 | 63.4% | 24.1% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | 25.2% |
| 2002 | 62.8% | 26.3% |
| 2001 | 62.5% | 27.5% |
| 2000 | 62.2% | 27.8% |
| 1999 | 61.5% | 28% |
| 1998 | 60.6% | 28.2% |
| 1997 | 59.8% | 28.4% |
| 1996 | 59% | 28.6% |
| 1995 | 58.1% | 28.8% |
| 1994 | 57.3% | 29% |
| 1993 | 56.5% | 29.2% |
| 1992 | 55.6% | 29.4% |
| 1991 | 54.8% | 29.6% |
| 1990 | 53.9% | 29.3% |
| 1989 | 53.5% | 29.1% |
| 1988 | 53.2% | 28.8% |
| 1987 | 52.8% | 28.5% |
| 1986 | 52.5% | 28.2% |
| 1985 | 52.1% | 27.9% |
| 1984 | 51.8% | 27.6% |
| 1983 | 51.5% | 27.4% |
| 1982 | 51.1% | 27.1% |
| 1981 | 50.8% | 26.8% |
| 1980 | 50.4% | 26.5% |
| 1979 | 50.2% | 26.3% |
| 1978 | 49.9% | 26% |
| 1977 | 49.6% | 25.7% |
| 1976 | 49.3% | 25.5% |
| 1975 | 49% | 25.2% |
| 1974 | 48.8% | 24.9% |
| 1973 | 48.5% | 24.7% |
| 1972 | 48.2% | 24.4% |
| 1971 | 47.9% | 24.2% |
| 1970 | 47.6% | 23.9% |
| 1969 | 47% | 23.7% |
| 1968 | 46.4% | 23.4% |
| 1967 | 45.7% | 23.2% |
| 1966 | 45.1% | 22.9% |
| 1965 | 44.4% | 22.7% |
| 1964 | 43.8% | 22.4% |
| 1963 | 43.1% | 22.2% |
| 1962 | 42.5% | 21.9% |
| 1961 | 41.9% | 21.7% |
| 1960 | 41.2% | 21.5% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 63.4% to 69.9% in Panama and from 24.1% to 19.3% in Saint Lucia.
Densely populated cities
|
Panama
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Panama | 410K |
| Colon | 242K |
| Santiago de Veraguas | 110K |
| Tocumen | 103K |
| David | 82.9K |
| La Chorrera | 68.9K |
| Chitre | 60.5K |
| Pacora | 52.5K |
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