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Population in Panama compared to Poland: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Panama was 4,515,577 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Panama's population is 4,642,198 people compared to 35,806,942 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 7.71 times bigger than Panama's.
  • Panama is ranked the 128th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.06% for Panama vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Panama has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Panama has increased from 3.38M people to 4.64M (37.5% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.8M (6.12% decline).

Panama vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Panama
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Panama Poland
2100 5,947,731 18,350,017
2099 5,958,919 18,541,227
2098 5,969,676 18,733,999
2097 5,979,860 18,928,169
2096 5,989,615 19,125,003
2095 5,998,960 19,323,203
2094 6,007,655 19,525,085
2093 6,015,893 19,730,030
2092 6,023,482 19,938,529
2091 6,030,584 20,151,135
2090 6,037,116 20,368,308
2089 6,043,194 20,589,970
2088 6,048,506 20,817,398
2087 6,053,252 21,050,137
2086 6,057,347 21,288,179
2085 6,060,940 21,531,674
2084 6,063,735 21,780,998
2083 6,065,863 22,036,816
2082 6,067,171 22,298,479
2081 6,067,635 22,565,373
2080 6,067,317 22,836,875
2079 6,066,164 23,113,773
2078 6,064,127 23,393,434
2077 6,061,297 23,679,569
2076 6,057,645 23,968,050
2075 6,053,134 24,259,763
2074 6,047,620 24,554,480
2073 6,041,318 24,852,006
2072 6,034,065 25,149,886
2071 6,026,051 25,447,869
2070 6,017,288 25,745,140
2069 6,007,621 26,042,079
2068 5,997,109 26,337,963
2067 5,985,932 26,632,110
2066 5,973,853 26,923,643
2065 5,961,039 27,211,946
2064 5,947,320 27,497,263
2063 5,932,822 27,778,871
2062 5,917,367 28,055,433
2061 5,900,972 28,328,948
2060 5,883,654 28,597,687
2059 5,865,433 28,864,377
2058 5,846,037 29,125,961
2057 5,825,696 29,384,759
2056 5,804,369 29,641,101
2055 5,781,900 29,893,868
2054 5,758,339 30,142,942
2053 5,733,538 30,389,214
2052 5,707,562 30,630,763
2051 5,680,231 30,871,146
2050 5,651,617 31,107,894
2049 5,621,841 31,341,718
2048 5,590,701 31,572,273
2047 5,558,382 31,800,868
2046 5,524,843 32,026,873
2045 5,490,228 32,250,757
2044 5,454,371 32,471,522
2043 5,417,316 32,690,423
2042 5,379,169 32,906,811
2041 5,339,872 33,118,473
2040 5,299,492 33,328,426
2039 5,257,983 33,535,096
2038 5,215,284 33,738,091
2037 5,171,497 33,936,906
2036 5,126,814 34,133,190
2035 5,081,210 34,323,827
2034 5,034,708 34,511,159
2033 4,987,247 34,693,880
2032 4,938,646 34,872,593
2031 4,889,260 35,046,775
2030 4,838,970 35,213,577
2029 4,787,654 35,374,919
2028 4,735,214 35,527,083
2027 4,681,847 35,671,012
2026 4,627,497 35,806,942
2025 4,572,106 36,233,346
2024 4,515,577 36,559,233
2023 4,458,759 36,687,353
2022 4,400,773 36,821,749
2021 4,345,405 36,981,559
2020 4,293,261 37,515,748
2019 4,234,700 37,965,475
2018 4,167,860 37,974,750
2017 4,098,707 37,974,826
2016 4,029,086 37,970,087
2015 3,960,035 37,986,412
2014 3,892,101 38,011,735
2013 3,825,329 38,040,196
2012 3,759,256 38,063,164
2011 3,693,505 38,063,255
2010 3,628,535 38,042,794
2009 3,564,381 38,151,603
2008 3,500,648 38,125,759
2007 3,437,490 38,120,560
2006 3,375,024 38,141,267
2005 3,313,026 38,165,445
2004 3,251,155 38,182,222
2003 3,189,807 38,204,570
2002 3,129,344 38,230,364
2001 3,069,537 38,248,076
2000 3,010,369 38,258,629
1999 2,951,822 38,660,271
1998 2,893,914 38,663,481
1997 2,836,695 38,649,660
1996 2,780,227 38,624,370
1995 2,724,557 38,594,998
1994 2,669,546 38,542,652
1993 2,615,099 38,461,408
1992 2,561,336 38,363,667
1991 2,508,265 38,246,193
1990 2,455,583 38,110,782
1989 2,403,820 37,961,529
1988 2,352,848 37,824,487
1987 2,301,970 37,668,045
1986 2,251,325 37,456,119
1985 2,200,915 37,201,885
1984 2,150,782 36,904,134
1983 2,101,106 36,571,808
1982 2,052,271 36,230,481
1981 2,004,418 35,898,587
1980 1,957,534 35,574,150
1979 1,911,552 35,247,217
1978 1,866,311 34,965,600
1977 1,821,543 34,689,050
1976 1,776,935 34,356,300
1975 1,732,389 34,015,199
1974 1,687,926 33,678,899
1973 1,643,690 33,357,200
1972 1,599,723 33,055,650
1971 1,556,081 32,783,500
1970 1,513,070 32,664,300
1969 1,470,886 32,548,300
1968 1,429,447 32,294,655
1967 1,388,628 31,987,155
1966 1,348,388 31,681,000
1965 1,308,835 31,444,950
1964 1,270,065 31,139,450
1963 1,232,124 30,712,000
1962 1,195,301 30,308,500
1961 1,159,870 29,964,000
1960 1,126,005 29,637,450

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 Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Panama gained 613,112 people (a 15.2% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline).

Panama was ranked 128th most populous country in 2006 and is still 128th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people and rank change from 47th to 62nd.

Panama is projected to reach its peak in 2081 at 6.07M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Panama
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Panama Poland
2100 -0.19% -1.03%
2099 -0.18% -1.03%
2098 -0.17% -1.03%
2097 -0.16% -1.03%
2096 -0.16% -1.03%
2095 -0.14% -1.03%
2094 -0.14% -1.04%
2093 -0.13% -1.05%
2092 -0.12% -1.06%
2091 -0.11% -1.07%
2090 -0.1% -1.08%
2089 -0.09% -1.09%
2088 -0.08% -1.11%
2087 -0.07% -1.12%
2086 -0.06% -1.13%
2085 -0.05% -1.14%
2084 -0.04% -1.16%
2083 -0.02% -1.17%
2082 -0.008% -1.18%
2081 0.005% -1.19%
2080 0.02% -1.2%
2079 0.03% -1.2%
2078 0.05% -1.21%
2077 0.06% -1.2%
2076 0.07% -1.2%
2075 0.09% -1.2%
2074 0.1% -1.2%
2073 0.12% -1.18%
2072 0.13% -1.17%
2071 0.15% -1.15%
2070 0.16% -1.14%
2069 0.18% -1.12%
2068 0.19% -1.1%
2067 0.2% -1.08%
2066 0.21% -1.06%
2065 0.23% -1.04%
2064 0.24% -1.01%
2063 0.26% -0.99%
2062 0.28% -0.97%
2061 0.29% -0.94%
2060 0.31% -0.92%
2059 0.33% -0.9%
2058 0.35% -0.88%
2057 0.37% -0.86%
2056 0.39% -0.85%
2055 0.41% -0.83%
2054 0.43% -0.81%
2053 0.46% -0.79%
2052 0.48% -0.78%
2051 0.51% -0.76%
2050 0.53% -0.75%
2049 0.56% -0.73%
2048 0.58% -0.72%
2047 0.61% -0.71%
2046 0.63% -0.69%
2045 0.66% -0.68%
2044 0.68% -0.67%
2043 0.71% -0.66%
2042 0.74% -0.64%
2041 0.76% -0.63%
2040 0.79% -0.62%
2039 0.82% -0.6%
2038 0.85% -0.59%
2037 0.87% -0.58%
2036 0.9% -0.56%
2035 0.92% -0.54%
2034 0.95% -0.53%
2033 0.98% -0.51%
2032 1.01% -0.5%
2031 1.04% -0.47%
2030 1.07% -0.46%
2029 1.11% -0.43%
2028 1.14% -0.4%
2027 1.17% -0.38%
2026 1.21% -1.18%
2025 1.25% -0.89%
2024 1.27% -0.35%
2023 1.32% -0.36%
2022 1.27% -0.43%
2021 1.21% -1.42%
2020 1.38% -1.18%
2019 1.6% -0.02%
2018 1.69% -0%
2017 1.73% 0.01%
2016 1.74% -0.04%
2015 1.75% -0.07%
2014 1.75% -0.07%
2013 1.76% -0.06%
2012 1.78% -0%
2011 1.79% 0.05%
2010 1.8% -0.29%
2009 1.82% 0.07%
2008 1.84% 0.01%
2007 1.85% -0.05%
2006 1.87% -0.06%
2005 1.9% -0.04%
2004 1.92% -0.06%
2003 1.93% -0.07%
2002 1.95% -0.05%
2001 1.97% -0.03%
2000 1.98% -1.04%
1999 2% -0.008%
1998 2.02% 0.04%
1997 2.03% 0.07%
1996 2.04% 0.08%
1995 2.06% 0.14%
1994 2.08% 0.21%
1993 2.1% 0.25%
1992 2.12% 0.31%
1991 2.15% 0.36%
1990 2.15% 0.39%
1989 2.17% 0.36%
1988 2.21% 0.42%
1987 2.25% 0.57%
1986 2.29% 0.68%
1985 2.33% 0.81%
1984 2.36% 0.91%
1983 2.38% 0.94%
1982 2.39% 0.92%
1981 2.4% 0.91%
1980 2.41% 0.93%
1979 2.42% 0.81%
1978 2.46% 0.8%
1977 2.51% 0.97%
1976 2.57% 1%
1975 2.63% 1%
1974 2.69% 0.96%
1973 2.75% 0.91%
1972 2.8% 0.83%
1971 2.84% 0.36%
1970 2.87% 0.36%
1969 2.9% 0.79%
1968 2.94% 0.96%
1967 2.98% 0.97%
1966 3.02% 0.75%
1965 3.05% 0.98%
1964 3.08% 1.39%
1963 3.08% 1.33%
1962 3.05% 1.15%
1961 3.01% 1.1%

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 Poland's population declined by 0.35%.

Live population counters

Panama Poland
Current population
4642198
35806942
Population rank 128/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.43%
One net population change
9.25 minutes
4.1 minutes
One birth every
7.35 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
24.7 minutes
1.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline +156 -351
Annual growth/decline +56,818 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 83/197 181/197
One migration net change every
1.43 hours
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change +6,151 -330,820
Net migration rank 49/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 477,749 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 81/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 63/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Panama
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Panama Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 6,151 - -330,820
2024 - 6,706 - -238,062
2023 50,197 7,262 -135,743 -7,824
2022 50,556 7,967 -143,605 967,744
2021 46,747 5,473 -184,907 2,251
2020 46,599 5,473 -120,050 3,920
2019 54,420 10,623 -34,169 7,696
2018 57,508 11,130 -26,582 -223
2017 58,607 11,059 0 -21,535
2016 59,454 10,109 -3,797 -5,675
2015 59,896 8,648 -26,590 3,887
2014 60,227 7,105 0 5,525
2013 60,295 5,926 -19,020 12,402
2012 60,471 5,447 0 4,635
2011 60,411 5,167 11,419 45,951
2010 59,418 4,953 38,043 119,623
2009 59,168 4,765 30,521 -8,283
2008 58,961 4,568 34,313 -42,288
2007 58,454 4,330 11,436 -51,235
2006 58,067 4,087 3,814 -68,882
2005 58,014 3,843 -3,817 -41,942
2004 58,281 3,596 -7,637 -38,216
2003 57,458 3,352 -15,281 -19,039
2002 57,011 3,099 -3,823 -16,462
2001 56,654 2,856 3,825 -16,648
2000 56,236 2,602 11,478 -15,921
1999 55,911 2,341 0 -53,035
1998 55,482 2,084 19,332 -39,509
1997 55,060 1,820 34,785 -44,230
1996 54,512 1,533 42,487 -45,349
1995 54,069 1,221 46,314 -52,989
1994 53,845 899 96,357 -41,845
1993 53,591 560 103,846 -48,805
1992 53,186 182 118,928 -46,893
1991 53,079 -305 141,511 -55,342
1990 53,451 -854 160,066 -50,339
1989 52,295 -1,368 182,215 -49,192
1988 52,767 -1,750 215,599 -101,671
1987 52,690 -1,953 226,008 -32,310
1986 52,681 -2,136 258,448 -22,520
1985 52,573 -2,297 297,615 -27,277
1984 52,436 -2,435 332,137 -18,402
1983 51,880 -2,518 373,032 -26,724
1982 50,858 -2,554 369,551 -34,980
1981 50,018 -2,620 351,806 -16,155
1980 49,077 -2,701 348,627 -42,420
1979 48,362 -2,772 366,571 -22,162
1978 47,694 -2,811 339,166 -62,936
1977 47,438 -2,792 353,828 -33,496
1976 47,307 -2,727 367,612 -25,716
1975 47,149 -2,635 350,356 -31,346
1974 46,932 -2,531 346,893 -18,273
1973 46,540 -2,464 320,229 -29,335
1972 46,311 -2,448 314,028 -15,004
1971 45,867 -2,454 278,660 -31,767
1970 45,075 -2,476 280,913 -66,859
1969 44,278 -2,510 270,151 -26,744
1968 43,641 -2,528 280,963 -11,905
1967 43,054 -2,528 275,089 -25,479
1966 42,457 -2,500 297,801 -17,158
1965 41,604 -2,454 314,450 -21,658
1964 40,806 -2,418 326,965 -23,273
1963 39,872 -2,380 359,330 -13,770
1962 38,537 -2,377 360,671 -31,021
1961 37,100 -2,394 398,521 -20,044
1960 35,431 -2,409 444,562 -6,306

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 Poland 41.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 people).

As of 2024, 477,749 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Panama, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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