Panama Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Panama is 4,642,198 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 4,515,577 in 2024.

For the last 20 years, Panama has had an average growth rate of 1.88% per year.
Panama accounts for 0.06% of the world's population.
Panama is projected to reach 6.07M people in 2081.
Panama is ranked 128/197 by population and was ranked 128th in 2006.
Since 2006, population has increased from 3.38M people to 4.64M (37.5% growth in 20 years).

Panama population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	5,947,731	-0.19%
2099	5,958,919	-0.18%
2098	5,969,676	-0.17%
2097	5,979,860	-0.16%
2096	5,989,615	-0.16%
2095	5,998,960	-0.14%
2094	6,007,655	-0.14%
2093	6,015,893	-0.13%
2092	6,023,482	-0.12%
2091	6,030,584	-0.11%
2090	6,037,116	-0.1%
2089	6,043,194	-0.09%
2088	6,048,506	-0.08%
2087	6,053,252	-0.07%
2086	6,057,347	-0.06%
2085	6,060,940	-0.05%
2084	6,063,735	-0.04%
2083	6,065,863	-0.02%
2082	6,067,171	-0.008%
2081	6,067,635	0.005%
2080	6,067,317	0.02%
2079	6,066,164	0.03%
2078	6,064,127	0.05%
2077	6,061,297	0.06%
2076	6,057,645	0.07%
2075	6,053,134	0.09%
2074	6,047,620	0.1%
2073	6,041,318	0.12%
2072	6,034,065	0.13%
2071	6,026,051	0.15%
2070	6,017,288	0.16%
2069	6,007,621	0.18%
2068	5,997,109	0.19%
2067	5,985,932	0.2%
2066	5,973,853	0.21%
2065	5,961,039	0.23%
2064	5,947,320	0.24%
2063	5,932,822	0.26%
2062	5,917,367	0.28%
2061	5,900,972	0.29%
2060	5,883,654	0.31%
2059	5,865,433	0.33%
2058	5,846,037	0.35%
2057	5,825,696	0.37%
2056	5,804,369	0.39%
2055	5,781,900	0.41%
2054	5,758,339	0.43%
2053	5,733,538	0.46%
2052	5,707,562	0.48%
2051	5,680,231	0.51%
2050	5,651,617	0.53%
2049	5,621,841	0.56%
2048	5,590,701	0.58%
2047	5,558,382	0.61%
2046	5,524,843	0.63%
2045	5,490,228	0.66%
2044	5,454,371	0.68%
2043	5,417,316	0.71%
2042	5,379,169	0.74%
2041	5,339,872	0.76%
2040	5,299,492	0.79%
2039	5,257,983	0.82%
2038	5,215,284	0.85%
2037	5,171,497	0.87%
2036	5,126,814	0.9%
2035	5,081,210	0.92%
2034	5,034,708	0.95%
2033	4,987,247	0.98%
2032	4,938,646	1.01%
2031	4,889,260	1.04%
2030	4,838,970	1.07%
2029	4,787,654	1.11%
2028	4,735,214	1.14%
2027	4,681,847	1.17%
2026	4,627,497	1.21%
2025	4,572,106	1.25%
2024	4,515,577	1.27%
2023	4,458,759	1.32%
2022	4,400,773	1.27%
2021	4,345,405	1.21%
2020	4,293,261	1.38%
2019	4,234,700	1.6%
2018	4,167,860	1.69%
2017	4,098,707	1.73%
2016	4,029,086	1.74%
2015	3,960,035	1.75%
2014	3,892,101	1.75%
2013	3,825,329	1.76%
2012	3,759,256	1.78%
2011	3,693,505	1.79%
2010	3,628,535	1.8%
2009	3,564,381	1.82%
2008	3,500,648	1.84%
2007	3,437,490	1.85%
2006	3,375,024	1.87%
2005	3,313,026	1.9%
2004	3,251,155	1.92%
2003	3,189,807	1.93%
2002	3,129,344	1.95%
2001	3,069,537	1.97%
2000	3,010,369	1.98%
1999	2,951,822	2%
1998	2,893,914	2.02%
1997	2,836,695	2.03%
1996	2,780,227	2.04%
1995	2,724,557	2.06%
1994	2,669,546	2.08%
1993	2,615,099	2.1%
1992	2,561,336	2.12%
1991	2,508,265	2.15%
1990	2,455,583	2.15%
1989	2,403,820	2.17%
1988	2,352,848	2.21%
1987	2,301,970	2.25%
1986	2,251,325	2.29%
1985	2,200,915	2.33%
1984	2,150,782	2.36%
1983	2,101,106	2.38%
1982	2,052,271	2.39%
1981	2,004,418	2.4%
1980	1,957,534	2.41%
1979	1,911,552	2.42%
1978	1,866,311	2.46%
1977	1,821,543	2.51%
1976	1,776,935	2.57%
1975	1,732,389	2.63%
1974	1,687,926	2.69%
1973	1,643,690	2.75%
1972	1,599,723	2.8%
1971	1,556,081	2.84%
1970	1,513,070	2.87%
1969	1,470,886	2.9%
1968	1,429,447	2.94%
1967	1,388,628	2.98%
1966	1,348,388	3.02%
1965	1,308,835	3.05%
1964	1,270,065	3.08%
1963	1,232,124	3.08%
1962	1,195,301	3.05%
1961	1,159,870	3.01%
1960	1,126,005	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Panama has a population of 4.64M as of 2026, compared to 4.03M in 2016, 3.38M in 2006, and 2.78M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.52% per year. Panama is ranked 83rd out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Panama will have 5,524,843 people (19% growth) with a rank change from 128th to 124th.

By the year 2100, Panama's population is projected to grow by 28.1% from its current level to 5.95M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	6,151
2024	-	-	6,706
2023	57,459	50,197	7,262
2022	58,523	50,556	7,967
2021	52,220	46,747	5,473
2020	52,072	46,599	5,473
2019	65,043	54,420	10,623
2018	68,638	57,508	11,130
2017	69,666	58,607	11,059
2016	69,563	59,454	10,109
2015	68,544	59,896	8,648
2014	67,332	60,227	7,105
2013	66,221	60,295	5,926
2012	65,918	60,471	5,447
2011	65,578	60,411	5,167
2010	64,371	59,418	4,953
2009	63,933	59,168	4,765
2008	63,529	58,961	4,568
2007	62,784	58,454	4,330
2006	62,154	58,067	4,087
2005	61,857	58,014	3,843
2004	61,877	58,281	3,596
2003	60,810	57,458	3,352
2002	60,110	57,011	3,099
2001	59,510	56,654	2,856
2000	58,838	56,236	2,602
1999	58,252	55,911	2,341
1998	57,566	55,482	2,084
1997	56,880	55,060	1,820
1996	56,045	54,512	1,533
1995	55,290	54,069	1,221
1994	54,744	53,845	899
1993	54,151	53,591	560
1992	53,368	53,186	182
1991	52,774	53,079	-305
1990	52,597	53,451	-854
1989	50,927	52,295	-1,368
1988	51,017	52,767	-1,750
1987	50,737	52,690	-1,953
1986	50,545	52,681	-2,136
1985	50,276	52,573	-2,297
1984	50,001	52,436	-2,435
1983	49,362	51,880	-2,518
1982	48,304	50,858	-2,554
1981	47,398	50,018	-2,620
1980	46,376	49,077	-2,701
1979	45,590	48,362	-2,772
1978	44,883	47,694	-2,811
1977	44,646	47,438	-2,792
1976	44,580	47,307	-2,727
1975	44,514	47,149	-2,635
1974	44,401	46,932	-2,531
1973	44,076	46,540	-2,464
1972	43,863	46,311	-2,448
1971	43,413	45,867	-2,454
1970	42,599	45,075	-2,476
1969	41,768	44,278	-2,510
1968	41,113	43,641	-2,528
1967	40,526	43,054	-2,528
1966	39,957	42,457	-2,500
1965	39,150	41,604	-2,454
1964	38,388	40,806	-2,418
1963	37,492	39,872	-2,380
1962	36,160	38,537	-2,377
1961	34,706	37,100	-2,394
1960	33,022	35,431	-2,409

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 86.5% of the population change in Panama is from natural causes (a gain of 544,211 people) and 13.5% is from migration (a gain of 84,849 people).

As of 2024, 477,749 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Panama, compared to 157,788 and 4.3% in 2010.

Panama population clock

	Panama	Rank
Current population	4642198	128/197
Percent of world population	0.06%	128/197
One net population change	9.25 minutes	104/197
One birth every	7.35 minutes	118/196
One death every	24.7 minutes	136/196
Daily growth/decline	+156	104/197
Annual growth/decline	+56,818	104/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+1.27%	83/197
One migration net change every	1.43 hours	49/196
Annual migration change	+6,151	49/196
Foreign-born residents	477,749	81/195
Foreign-born share of population	10.6%	63/195

Largest cities by population

Panama
City	Population
Panama	410K
Colon	242K
Santiago de Veraguas	110K
Tocumen	103K
David	82.9K
La Chorrera	68.9K
Pacora	52.5K

Panama population statistics

	Panama	World
Life expectancy	80.1 years	73.8 years
Average age	33.3 years	33.8 years
Median age	30.9 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	50:50	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	2.12 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	161.6 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Panama.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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