Panama has a population density of 157.7 people per square mile compared to 635 people in Sao Tome and Principe. Panama has 176,819 sq ft of land per person vs 45,745 sq ft in Sao Tome and Principe. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Panama and Sao Tome and Principe are ranked 128th and 47th, 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 0.003% of the population and 0.0006% of the land area for Sao Tome and Principe, hence the population density in Panama is 75.2% lower than in Sao Tome and Principe.
Population density comparison
Panama
|
Sao Tome
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 157.7 ppl/mi² | 635 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 128/197 | 47/197 |
| Population |
4614993
|
244055
|
| Land area | 28,641 sq mi | 371 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 176,825 sq ft | 43,872 sq ft |
| Rural population | 30.1% | 23% |
| Urban population | 69.9% | 77% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Panama vs Sao Tome and Principe:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Panama increased by 39.2%, compared to a 49.4% growth in Sao Tome and Principe.
In 2004, Panama ranked 127th for population density and is in 128th place now. Sao Tome and Principe was 50th in 2004 and ranks 47th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Panama
|
Sao Tome
|
|
| 2024 | 157.7 | 635 |
| 2023 | 155.7 | 623 |
| 2022 | 153.7 | 611 |
| 2021 | 151.7 | 599 |
| 2020 | 149.9 | 587 |
| 2019 | 147.9 | 576 |
| 2018 | 145.5 | 567 |
| 2017 | 143.2 | 558 |
| 2016 | 140.8 | 550 |
| 2015 | 138.4 | 540 |
| 2014 | 136 | 531 |
| 2013 | 133.3 | 521 |
| 2012 | 131 | 511 |
| 2011 | 128.7 | 501 |
| 2010 | 126.4 | 490 |
| 2009 | 124.2 | 480 |
| 2008 | 122 | 469 |
| 2007 | 119.8 | 458 |
| 2006 | 117.6 | 447 |
| 2005 | 115.4 | 436 |
| 2004 | 113.3 | 425 |
| 2003 | 111.1 | 415 |
| 2002 | 109 | 404 |
| 2001 | 106.9 | 395 |
| 2000 | 104.9 | 389 |
| 1999 | 102.8 | 384 |
| 1998 | 100.8 | 380 |
| 1997 | 98.8 | 375 |
| 1996 | 96.9 | 370 |
| 1995 | 94.9 | 364 |
| 1994 | 93 | 358 |
| 1993 | 91.1 | 352 |
| 1992 | 89.2 | 346 |
| 1991 | 87.4 | 339 |
| 1990 | 85.6 | 332 |
| 1989 | 83.7 | 324 |
| 1988 | 82 | 315 |
| 1987 | 80.2 | 307 |
| 1986 | 78.4 | 299.9 |
| 1985 | 76.7 | 293.1 |
| 1984 | 74.9 | 287 |
| 1983 | 73.2 | 281.6 |
| 1982 | 71.5 | 276.6 |
| 1981 | 69.8 | 271.4 |
| 1980 | 68.2 | 265.9 |
| 1979 | 66.6 | 259.7 |
| 1978 | 65 | 253 |
| 1977 | 63.5 | 246.3 |
| 1976 | 61.9 | 239.9 |
| 1975 | 60.4 | 233.9 |
| 1974 | 58.8 | 228.4 |
| 1973 | 57.3 | 223.4 |
| 1972 | 55.7 | 218.6 |
| 1971 | 54.2 | 214 |
| 1970 | 52.7 | 209.4 |
| 1969 | 51.2 | 205.3 |
| 1968 | 49.8 | 201.7 |
| 1967 | 48.4 | 198.6 |
| 1966 | 47 | 195.8 |
| 1965 | 45.6 | 193.4 |
| 1964 | 44.2 | 191.2 |
| 1963 | 42.9 | 189.2 |
| 1962 | 41.6 | 187.2 |
| 1961 | 40.4 | 185.4 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Panama
|
Sao Tome
|
|
| 2024 | 69.9% | 77% |
| 2023 | 69.5% | 76.4% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | 75.8% |
| 2021 | 68.8% | 75.1% |
| 2020 | 68.4% | 74.4% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | 73.6% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | 72.8% |
| 2017 | 67.4% | 72% |
| 2016 | 67% | 71.1% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | 70.2% |
| 2014 | 66.4% | 69.2% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | 68.2% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | 65.4% | 66.1% |
| 2010 | 65.1% | 65% |
| 2009 | 64.9% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | 64.6% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | 64.3% | 61.5% |
| 2006 | 64% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | 63.4% | 58% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | 56.8% |
| 2002 | 62.8% | 55.6% |
| 2001 | 62.5% | 54.4% |
| 2000 | 62.2% | 53.4% |
| 1999 | 61.5% | 52.5% |
| 1998 | 60.6% | 51.5% |
| 1997 | 59.8% | 50.5% |
| 1996 | 59% | 49.6% |
| 1995 | 58.1% | 48.6% |
| 1994 | 57.3% | 47.7% |
| 1993 | 56.5% | 46.7% |
| 1992 | 55.6% | 45.8% |
| 1991 | 54.8% | 44.8% |
| 1990 | 53.9% | 43.6% |
| 1989 | 53.5% | 42.5% |
| 1988 | 53.2% | 41.4% |
| 1987 | 52.8% | 40.3% |
| 1986 | 52.5% | 39.1% |
| 1985 | 52.1% | 38% |
| 1984 | 51.8% | 37% |
| 1983 | 51.5% | 35.9% |
| 1982 | 51.1% | 34.8% |
| 1981 | 50.8% | 33.9% |
| 1980 | 50.4% | 33.5% |
| 1979 | 50.2% | 33.1% |
| 1978 | 49.9% | 32.7% |
| 1977 | 49.6% | 32.4% |
| 1976 | 49.3% | 32% |
| 1975 | 49% | 31.6% |
| 1974 | 48.8% | 31.3% |
| 1973 | 48.5% | 30.9% |
| 1972 | 48.2% | 30.6% |
| 1971 | 47.9% | 30.2% |
| 1970 | 47.6% | 29.5% |
| 1969 | 47% | 27.9% |
| 1968 | 46.4% | 26.3% |
| 1967 | 45.7% | 24.7% |
| 1966 | 45.1% | 23.2% |
| 1965 | 44.4% | 21.8% |
| 1964 | 43.8% | 20.5% |
| 1963 | 43.1% | 19.2% |
| 1962 | 42.5% | 18% |
| 1961 | 41.9% | 16.8% |
| 1960 | 41.2% | 16.1% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 63.4% to 69.9% in Panama and from 58% to 77% in Sao Tome and Principe.
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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