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

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The latest officially reported population of Panama was 4,571,189 in 2025 vs 116,786,962 people in the Philippines in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Panama's population is 4,654,479 people compared to 118,213,646 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 15th.
  • 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 +1.47% per year vs +1.08% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Panama has increased from 3.38M people to 4.65M (37.9% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (32.1% growth).

Panama vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Panama
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Panama Philippines
2100 5,946,537 115,059,775
2099 5,957,723 115,816,309
2098 5,968,478 116,573,828
2097 5,978,660 117,333,883
2096 5,988,413 118,100,419
2095 5,997,756 118,866,742
2094 6,006,449 119,626,818
2093 6,014,686 120,388,122
2092 6,022,273 121,147,462
2091 6,029,373 121,904,917
2090 6,035,905 122,652,199
2089 6,041,981 123,391,846
2088 6,047,292 124,122,345
2087 6,052,037 124,843,149
2086 6,056,131 125,552,213
2085 6,059,724 126,246,777
2084 6,062,518 126,918,902
2083 6,064,646 127,566,644
2082 6,065,953 128,196,192
2081 6,066,417 128,799,883
2080 6,066,099 129,384,776
2079 6,064,946 129,937,788
2078 6,062,910 130,470,163
2077 6,060,080 130,981,766
2076 6,056,429 131,455,691
2075 6,051,919 131,899,779
2074 6,046,406 132,321,868
2073 6,040,106 132,712,554
2072 6,032,854 133,078,198
2071 6,024,842 133,413,261
2070 6,016,080 133,726,740
2069 6,006,415 134,013,962
2068 5,995,906 134,276,965
2067 5,984,730 134,521,893
2066 5,972,654 134,738,123
2065 5,959,843 134,943,069
2064 5,946,126 135,121,691
2063 5,931,632 135,278,856
2062 5,916,180 135,418,302
2061 5,899,788 135,533,003
2060 5,882,473 135,624,320
2059 5,864,256 135,691,307
2058 5,844,863 135,723,393
2057 5,824,527 135,729,299
2056 5,803,204 135,713,449
2055 5,780,739 135,658,483
2054 5,757,183 135,564,032
2053 5,732,387 135,433,969
2052 5,706,417 135,267,110
2051 5,679,091 135,047,521
2050 5,650,483 134,786,831
2049 5,620,713 134,476,341
2048 5,589,579 134,125,026
2047 5,557,267 133,725,025
2046 5,523,734 133,275,028
2045 5,489,126 132,781,283
2044 5,453,277 132,246,145
2043 5,416,228 131,672,273
2042 5,378,090 131,060,574
2041 5,338,800 130,412,807
2040 5,298,428 129,728,924
2039 5,256,927 129,013,931
2038 5,214,237 128,259,977
2037 5,170,459 127,475,872
2036 5,125,785 126,664,807
2035 5,080,190 125,834,749
2034 5,033,697 124,984,319
2033 4,986,246 124,117,657
2032 4,937,655 123,239,893
2031 4,888,279 122,353,079
2030 4,837,999 121,447,264
2029 4,786,693 120,532,209
2028 4,734,263 119,603,538
2027 4,680,907 118,669,567
2026 4,626,568 117,732,112
2025 4,571,189 116,786,962
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 625,393 people (a 15.5% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,477,927 people (a 10.8% 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 15th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Panama's population will grow by 21.4% to 5,650,483 people with a rank change from 128th to 124th. The population of the Philippines will increase by 14% to 134,786,831 people and rank change from 15th to 14th.

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 1.23% 0.81%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Panama grew by 1.23%, while the Philippines' population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Panama Philippines
Current population
4654479
118213646
Population rank 128/197 15/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 1.42%
One net population change
9.48 minutes
33.5 seconds
One birth every
7.34 minutes
17.1 seconds
One death every
23.7 minutes
42.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +152 +2,584
Annual growth/decline +55,612 +943,292
Annual growth/decline rate +1.23% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 82/197 110/197
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 49,459 6,706 1,105,612 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 86.3% of the population change in Panama is from natural causes (a gain of 533,443 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a gain of 84,450 people). In the Philippines 88.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,533,489 people) and 11.8% is from migration (a loss of 1,811,966 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 1.54M
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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