The latest officially reported population of Palestine was 5,289,152 in 2024 vs 4,515,577 people in Panama in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Palestine's population is 5,459,557 people compared to 4,614,993 in Panama.
Population statistics:
- Palestine's population is 1.18 times bigger than Panama's.
- Palestine is ranked the 122nd most populous country in the world, while Panama is the 128th.
- The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.07% for Palestine vs 0.06% for Panama.
- For the last 10 years, Palestine has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +1.52% in Panama.
- Since 2005, the population of Palestine has increased from 3.32M people to 5.46M (64.4% growth), while Panama has grown from 3.31M to 4.61M (39.3% growth).
- Palestine is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 11.1M people compared to the peak of 6.03M people in 2080 for Panama.
Palestine vs Panama: live population counter
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| Current population |
5459557
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4614993
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| Population rank | 122/197 | 128/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.06% |
| One net population change |
4.26 minutes
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9.25 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.76 minutes
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7.35 minutes
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| One death every |
14.1 minutes
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24.7 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
22.7 minutes
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1.31 hours
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| Annual migration change | -23,145 | +6,706 |
| Daily growth/decline | +338 | +156 |
| Annual growth/decline | +123,377 | +56,818 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.39% | +1.27% |
| Population growth rate rank | 36/197 | 85/197 |
Palestine and Panama: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | - | 1,126,005 | - | - |
| 1961 | - | 1,159,870 | - | 3.01% |
| 1962 | - | 1,195,301 | - | 3.05% |
| 1963 | - | 1,232,124 | - | 3.08% |
| 1964 | - | 1,270,065 | - | 3.08% |
| 1965 | - | 1,308,835 | - | 3.05% |
| 1966 | - | 1,348,388 | - | 3.02% |
| 1967 | - | 1,388,628 | - | 2.98% |
| 1968 | - | 1,429,447 | - | 2.94% |
| 1969 | - | 1,470,886 | - | 2.9% |
| 1970 | - | 1,513,070 | - | 2.87% |
| 1971 | - | 1,556,081 | - | 2.84% |
| 1972 | - | 1,599,723 | - | 2.8% |
| 1973 | - | 1,643,690 | - | 2.75% |
| 1974 | - | 1,687,926 | - | 2.69% |
| 1975 | - | 1,732,389 | - | 2.63% |
| 1976 | - | 1,776,935 | - | 2.57% |
| 1977 | - | 1,821,543 | - | 2.51% |
| 1978 | - | 1,866,311 | - | 2.46% |
| 1979 | - | 1,911,552 | - | 2.42% |
| 1980 | - | 1,957,534 | - | 2.41% |
| 1981 | - | 2,004,418 | - | 2.4% |
| 1982 | - | 2,052,271 | - | 2.39% |
| 1983 | - | 2,101,106 | - | 2.38% |
| 1984 | - | 2,150,782 | - | 2.36% |
| 1985 | - | 2,200,915 | - | 2.33% |
| 1986 | - | 2,251,325 | - | 2.29% |
| 1987 | - | 2,301,970 | - | 2.25% |
| 1988 | - | 2,352,848 | - | 2.21% |
| 1989 | - | 2,403,820 | - | 2.17% |
| 1990 | 1,978,248 | 2,455,583 | - | 2.15% |
| 1991 | 2,068,845 | 2,508,265 | 4.58% | 2.15% |
| 1992 | 2,163,591 | 2,561,336 | 4.58% | 2.12% |
| 1993 | 2,262,676 | 2,615,099 | 4.58% | 2.1% |
| 1994 | 2,366,298 | 2,669,546 | 4.58% | 2.08% |
| 1995 | 2,474,666 | 2,724,557 | 4.58% | 2.06% |
| 1996 | 2,587,997 | 2,780,227 | 4.58% | 2.04% |
| 1997 | 2,706,518 | 2,836,695 | 4.58% | 2.03% |
| 1998 | 2,776,568 | 2,893,914 | 2.59% | 2.02% |
| 1999 | 2,848,431 | 2,951,822 | 2.59% | 2% |
| 2000 | 2,922,153 | 3,010,369 | 2.59% | 1.98% |
| 2001 | 2,997,784 | 3,069,537 | 2.59% | 1.97% |
| 2002 | 3,075,373 | 3,129,344 | 2.59% | 1.95% |
| 2003 | 3,154,969 | 3,189,807 | 2.59% | 1.93% |
| 2004 | 3,236,626 | 3,251,155 | 2.59% | 1.92% |
| 2005 | 3,320,396 | 3,313,026 | 2.59% | 1.9% |
| 2006 | 3,406,334 | 3,375,024 | 2.59% | 1.87% |
| 2007 | 3,494,496 | 3,437,490 | 2.59% | 1.85% |
| 2008 | 3,591,977 | 3,500,648 | 2.79% | 1.84% |
| 2009 | 3,689,099 | 3,564,381 | 2.7% | 1.82% |
| 2010 | 3,786,161 | 3,628,535 | 2.63% | 1.8% |
| 2011 | 3,882,986 | 3,693,505 | 2.56% | 1.79% |
| 2012 | 3,979,998 | 3,759,256 | 2.5% | 1.78% |
| 2013 | 4,076,708 | 3,825,329 | 2.43% | 1.76% |
| 2014 | 4,173,398 | 3,892,101 | 2.37% | 1.75% |
| 2015 | 4,270,092 | 3,960,035 | 2.32% | 1.75% |
| 2016 | 4,367,088 | 4,029,086 | 2.27% | 1.74% |
| 2017 | 4,454,805 | 4,098,707 | 2.01% | 1.73% |
| 2018 | 4,569,087 | 4,167,860 | 2.57% | 1.69% |
| 2019 | 4,685,306 | 4,234,700 | 2.54% | 1.6% |
| 2020 | 4,803,269 | 4,293,261 | 2.52% | 1.38% |
| 2021 | 4,922,749 | 4,345,405 | 2.49% | 1.21% |
| 2022 | 5,043,612 | 4,400,773 | 2.46% | 1.27% |
| 2023 | 5,165,775 | 4,458,759 | 2.42% | 1.32% |
| 2024 | 5,289,152 | 4,515,577 | 2.39% | 1.27% |
| 2025 | 5,379,801 | 4,571,195 | 1.71% | 1.23% |
| 2026 | 5,479,090 | 4,625,720 | 1.85% | 1.19% |
| 2027 | 5,582,345 | 4,679,241 | 1.88% | 1.16% |
| 2028 | 5,684,855 | 4,731,818 | 1.84% | 1.12% |
| 2029 | 5,787,948 | 4,783,378 | 1.81% | 1.09% |
| 2030 | 5,892,492 | 4,833,856 | 1.81% | 1.06% |
| 2031 | 5,998,645 | 4,883,390 | 1.8% | 1.02% |
| 2032 | 6,106,047 | 4,932,075 | 1.79% | 1% |
| 2033 | 6,215,922 | 4,979,812 | 1.8% | 0.97% |
| 2034 | 6,327,947 | 5,026,494 | 1.8% | 0.94% |
| 2035 | 6,441,493 | 5,072,267 | 1.79% | 0.91% |
| 2036 | 6,555,481 | 5,117,124 | 1.77% | 0.88% |
| 2037 | 6,669,212 | 5,161,085 | 1.73% | 0.86% |
| 2038 | 6,783,431 | 5,204,053 | 1.71% | 0.83% |
| 2039 | 6,899,866 | 5,245,902 | 1.72% | 0.8% |
| 2040 | 7,018,099 | 5,286,595 | 1.71% | 0.78% |
| 2041 | 7,135,825 | 5,326,183 | 1.68% | 0.75% |
| 2042 | 7,253,328 | 5,364,671 | 1.65% | 0.72% |
| 2043 | 7,369,647 | 5,402,037 | 1.6% | 0.7% |
| 2044 | 7,484,632 | 5,438,259 | 1.56% | 0.67% |
| 2045 | 7,598,729 | 5,473,283 | 1.52% | 0.64% |
| 2046 | 7,710,259 | 5,507,148 | 1.47% | 0.62% |
| 2047 | 7,818,786 | 5,539,873 | 1.41% | 0.59% |
| 2048 | 7,925,101 | 5,571,404 | 1.36% | 0.57% |
| 2049 | 8,029,929 | 5,601,670 | 1.32% | 0.54% |
| 2050 | 8,134,618 | 5,630,681 | 1.3% | 0.52% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Palestine increased by 949,696 people (a 28.6% growth), while Panama gained 647,009 people (a 19.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Palestine gained 1,189,465 (a 27.9% growth), while Panama's population increased by 654,958 (a 16.5% growth).
Palestine was ranked 127th most populous country in 2005 and is 122nd in 2025. Panama was ranked 128th in 2005 and still ranked 128th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Palestine's population will grow by 49% to 8,134,618 people with a rank change from 122nd to 112th. The population of Panama will increase by 22% to 5,630,681 people and rank change from 128th to 124th.
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Population differences between Palestine and Panama
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| Life expectancy | 73.1 years | 80 years |
| Average age | 25 years | 33.3 years |
| Median age | 20.9 years | 30.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 50:50 |
| Fertility rate | 3.31 births per woman | 2.12 births per woman |
| Population density | 2,274 ppl/mi² | 157.7 ppl/mi² |
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