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Population in Panama compared to the Philippines: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Panama was 4,515,577 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Panama's population is 4,642,198 people compared to 117,991,570 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 25.4 times bigger than Panama's.
  • Panama is ranked the 128th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
  • The countries together account for 1.48% of the world: 0.06% for Panama vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, Panama has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Panama has increased from 3.38M people to 4.64M (37.5% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (31.8% growth).

Panama vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Panama
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Panama Philippines
2100 5,947,731 115,065,514
2099 5,958,919 115,822,085
2098 5,969,676 116,579,642
2097 5,979,860 117,339,735
2096 5,989,615 118,106,310
2095 5,998,960 118,872,671
2094 6,007,655 119,632,784
2093 6,015,893 120,394,127
2092 6,023,482 121,153,505
2091 6,030,584 121,910,997
2090 6,037,116 122,658,317
2089 6,043,194 123,398,001
2088 6,048,506 124,128,536
2087 6,053,252 124,849,376
2086 6,057,347 125,558,475
2085 6,060,940 126,253,074
2084 6,063,735 126,925,232
2083 6,065,863 127,573,007
2082 6,067,171 128,202,586
2081 6,067,635 128,806,308
2080 6,067,317 129,391,229
2079 6,066,164 129,944,270
2078 6,064,127 130,476,671
2077 6,061,297 130,988,299
2076 6,057,645 131,462,248
2075 6,053,134 131,906,358
2074 6,047,620 132,328,468
2073 6,041,318 132,719,174
2072 6,034,065 133,084,836
2071 6,026,051 133,419,916
2070 6,017,288 133,733,411
2069 6,007,621 134,020,647
2068 5,997,109 134,283,663
2067 5,985,932 134,528,603
2066 5,973,853 134,744,843
2065 5,961,039 134,949,800
2064 5,947,320 135,128,431
2063 5,932,822 135,285,603
2062 5,917,367 135,425,056
2061 5,900,972 135,539,763
2060 5,883,654 135,631,085
2059 5,865,433 135,698,075
2058 5,846,037 135,730,163
2057 5,825,696 135,736,069
2056 5,804,369 135,720,219
2055 5,781,900 135,665,249
2054 5,758,339 135,570,794
2053 5,733,538 135,440,724
2052 5,707,562 135,273,857
2051 5,680,231 135,054,258
2050 5,651,617 134,793,554
2049 5,621,841 134,483,048
2048 5,590,701 134,131,716
2047 5,558,382 133,731,695
2046 5,524,843 133,281,676
2045 5,490,228 132,787,906
2044 5,454,371 132,252,742
2043 5,417,316 131,678,840
2042 5,379,169 131,067,112
2041 5,339,872 130,419,312
2040 5,299,492 129,735,394
2039 5,257,983 129,020,366
2038 5,215,284 128,266,374
2037 5,171,497 127,482,230
2036 5,126,814 126,671,125
2035 5,081,210 125,841,025
2034 5,034,708 124,990,553
2033 4,987,247 124,123,848
2032 4,938,646 123,246,040
2031 4,889,260 122,359,182
2030 4,838,970 121,453,322
2029 4,787,654 120,538,221
2028 4,735,214 119,609,503
2027 4,681,847 118,675,486
2026 4,627,497 117,737,984
2025 4,572,106 116,792,787
2024 4,515,577 115,843,670
2023 4,458,759 114,891,199
2022 4,400,773 113,964,338
2021 4,345,405 113,100,950
2020 4,293,261 112,081,264
2019 4,234,700 110,804,683
2018 4,167,860 109,465,287
2017 4,098,707 108,119,693
2016 4,029,086 106,735,719
2015 3,960,035 105,312,992
2014 3,892,101 103,767,130
2013 3,825,329 102,076,336
2012 3,759,256 100,175,512
2011 3,693,505 98,248,614
2010 3,628,535 96,337,125
2009 3,564,381 94,384,250
2008 3,500,648 92,699,095
2007 3,437,490 91,075,184
2006 3,375,024 89,508,986
2005 3,313,026 88,015,962
2004 3,251,155 86,394,504
2003 3,189,807 84,731,835
2002 3,129,344 83,068,889
2001 3,069,537 81,401,488
2000 3,010,369 79,625,397
1999 2,951,822 77,753,257
1998 2,893,914 75,791,024
1997 2,836,695 73,908,810
1996 2,780,227 72,190,242
1995 2,724,557 70,546,246
1994 2,669,546 69,019,291
1993 2,615,099 67,530,621
1992 2,561,336 65,926,125
1991 2,508,265 64,382,249
1990 2,455,583 62,854,666
1989 2,403,820 61,265,260
1988 2,352,848 59,739,052
1987 2,301,970 58,157,496
1986 2,251,325 56,645,077
1985 2,200,915 55,213,006
1984 2,150,782 53,726,181
1983 2,101,106 52,194,620
1982 2,052,271 50,695,707
1981 2,004,418 49,311,727
1980 1,957,534 48,043,740
1979 1,911,552 46,807,103
1978 1,866,311 45,575,281
1977 1,821,543 44,367,962
1976 1,776,935 43,201,488
1975 1,732,389 42,120,826
1974 1,687,926 41,174,341
1973 1,643,690 40,294,130
1972 1,599,723 39,408,560
1971 1,556,081 38,518,659
1970 1,513,070 37,622,204
1969 1,470,886 36,660,799
1968 1,429,447 35,638,342
1967 1,388,628 34,621,320
1966 1,348,388 33,617,170
1965 1,308,835 32,625,316
1964 1,270,065 31,643,032
1963 1,232,124 30,674,731
1962 1,195,301 29,723,536
1961 1,159,870 28,792,621
1960 1,126,005 27,891,897

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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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Panama increased by 654,062 people (a 19.4% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Panama gained 613,112 people (a 15.2% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth).

Panama was ranked 128th most populous country in 2006 and is still 128th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 14th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Panama's population will grow by 21.7% to 5,651,617 people with a rank change from 128th to 124th. The population of the Philippines will increase by 14.2% to 134,793,554 people and rank change from 14th to 13th.

Panama is projected to reach its peak in 2081 at 6.07M people compared to the peak of 136M people in 2057 for the Philippines.

Population growth rate by year

Panama
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Panama Philippines
2100 -0.19% -0.65%
2099 -0.18% -0.65%
2098 -0.17% -0.65%
2097 -0.16% -0.65%
2096 -0.16% -0.64%
2095 -0.14% -0.64%
2094 -0.14% -0.63%
2093 -0.13% -0.63%
2092 -0.12% -0.62%
2091 -0.11% -0.61%
2090 -0.1% -0.6%
2089 -0.09% -0.59%
2088 -0.08% -0.58%
2087 -0.07% -0.56%
2086 -0.06% -0.55%
2085 -0.05% -0.53%
2084 -0.04% -0.51%
2083 -0.02% -0.49%
2082 -0.008% -0.47%
2081 0.005% -0.45%
2080 0.02% -0.43%
2079 0.03% -0.41%
2078 0.05% -0.39%
2077 0.06% -0.36%
2076 0.07% -0.34%
2075 0.09% -0.32%
2074 0.1% -0.29%
2073 0.12% -0.27%
2072 0.13% -0.25%
2071 0.15% -0.23%
2070 0.16% -0.21%
2069 0.18% -0.2%
2068 0.19% -0.18%
2067 0.2% -0.16%
2066 0.21% -0.15%
2065 0.23% -0.13%
2064 0.24% -0.12%
2063 0.26% -0.1%
2062 0.28% -0.08%
2061 0.29% -0.07%
2060 0.31% -0.05%
2059 0.33% -0.02%
2058 0.35% -0.004%
2057 0.37% 0.01%
2056 0.39% 0.04%
2055 0.41% 0.07%
2054 0.43% 0.1%
2053 0.46% 0.12%
2052 0.48% 0.16%
2051 0.51% 0.19%
2050 0.53% 0.23%
2049 0.56% 0.26%
2048 0.58% 0.3%
2047 0.61% 0.34%
2046 0.63% 0.37%
2045 0.66% 0.4%
2044 0.68% 0.44%
2043 0.71% 0.47%
2042 0.74% 0.5%
2041 0.76% 0.53%
2040 0.79% 0.55%
2039 0.82% 0.59%
2038 0.85% 0.62%
2037 0.87% 0.64%
2036 0.9% 0.66%
2035 0.92% 0.68%
2034 0.95% 0.7%
2033 0.98% 0.71%
2032 1.01% 0.72%
2031 1.04% 0.75%
2030 1.07% 0.76%
2029 1.11% 0.78%
2028 1.14% 0.79%
2027 1.17% 0.8%
2026 1.21% 0.81%
2025 1.25% 0.82%
2024 1.27% 0.83%
2023 1.32% 0.81%
2022 1.27% 0.76%
2021 1.21% 0.91%
2020 1.38% 1.15%
2019 1.6% 1.22%
2018 1.69% 1.24%
2017 1.73% 1.3%
2016 1.74% 1.35%
2015 1.75% 1.49%
2014 1.75% 1.66%
2013 1.76% 1.9%
2012 1.78% 1.96%
2011 1.79% 1.98%
2010 1.8% 2.07%
2009 1.82% 1.82%
2008 1.84% 1.78%
2007 1.85% 1.75%
2006 1.87% 1.7%
2005 1.9% 1.88%
2004 1.92% 1.96%
2003 1.93% 2%
2002 1.95% 2.05%
2001 1.97% 2.23%
2000 1.98% 2.41%
1999 2% 2.59%
1998 2.02% 2.55%
1997 2.03% 2.38%
1996 2.04% 2.33%
1995 2.06% 2.21%
1994 2.08% 2.2%
1993 2.1% 2.43%
1992 2.12% 2.4%
1991 2.15% 2.43%
1990 2.15% 2.59%
1989 2.17% 2.55%
1988 2.21% 2.72%
1987 2.25% 2.67%
1986 2.29% 2.59%
1985 2.33% 2.77%
1984 2.36% 2.93%
1983 2.38% 2.96%
1982 2.39% 2.81%
1981 2.4% 2.64%
1980 2.41% 2.64%
1979 2.42% 2.7%
1978 2.46% 2.72%
1977 2.51% 2.7%
1976 2.57% 2.57%
1975 2.63% 2.3%
1974 2.69% 2.18%
1973 2.75% 2.25%
1972 2.8% 2.31%
1971 2.84% 2.38%
1970 2.87% 2.62%
1969 2.9% 2.87%
1968 2.94% 2.94%
1967 2.98% 2.99%
1966 3.02% 3.04%
1965 3.05% 3.1%
1964 3.08% 3.16%
1963 3.08% 3.2%
1962 3.05% 3.23%
1961 3.01% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Panama grew by 1.27%, while the Philippines' population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Panama Philippines
Current population
4642198
117991570
Population rank 128/197 14/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 1.42%
One net population change
9.25 minutes
33.1 seconds
One birth every
7.35 minutes
17.1 seconds
One death every
24.7 minutes
44 seconds
Daily growth/decline +156 +2,610
Annual growth/decline +56,818 +952,471
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 83/197 113/197
One migration net change every
1.43 hours
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change +6,151 -149,315
Net migration rank 49/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 477,749 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 81/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 63/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

Panama
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Panama Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 6,151 - -149,315
2024 - 6,706 - -160,373
2023 50,197 7,262 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 50,556 7,967 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 46,747 5,473 917,928 -85,185
2020 46,599 5,473 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 54,420 10,623 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 57,508 11,130 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 58,607 11,059 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 59,454 10,109 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 59,896 8,648 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 60,227 7,105 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 60,295 5,926 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 60,471 5,447 1,979,568 95,702
2011 60,411 5,167 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 59,418 4,953 2,030,979 13,556
2009 59,168 4,765 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 58,961 4,568 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 58,454 4,330 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 58,067 4,087 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 58,014 3,843 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 58,281 3,596 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 57,458 3,352 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 57,011 3,099 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 56,654 2,856 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 56,236 2,602 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 55,911 2,341 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 55,482 2,084 1,870,371 178,274
1997 55,060 1,820 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 54,512 1,533 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 54,069 1,221 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 53,845 899 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 53,591 560 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 53,186 182 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 53,079 -305 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 53,451 -854 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 52,295 -1,368 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 52,767 -1,750 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 52,690 -1,953 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 52,681 -2,136 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 52,573 -2,297 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 52,436 -2,435 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 51,880 -2,518 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 50,858 -2,554 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 50,018 -2,620 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 49,077 -2,701 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 48,362 -2,772 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 47,694 -2,811 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 47,438 -2,792 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 47,307 -2,727 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 47,149 -2,635 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 46,932 -2,531 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 46,540 -2,464 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 46,311 -2,448 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 45,867 -2,454 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 45,075 -2,476 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 44,278 -2,510 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 43,641 -2,528 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 43,054 -2,528 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 42,457 -2,500 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 41,604 -2,454 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 40,806 -2,418 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 39,872 -2,380 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 38,537 -2,377 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 37,100 -2,394 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 35,431 -2,409 1,036,017 -155,354

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). In the Philippines 88.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 14,279,705 people) and 11.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,848,117 people).

As of 2024, 477,749 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Panama, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

Biggest 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
Penonome 21.7K
Balboa 10K
Chitre 9.02K
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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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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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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