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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Panama was 4,515,577 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Panama's population is 4,642,198 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 30.6 times bigger than Panama's.
  • Panama is ranked the 128th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.77% of the world: 0.06% for Panama vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Panama has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Panama has increased from 3.38M people to 4.64M (37.5% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Panama vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Panama
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Panama Russia
2100 5,947,731 124,983,377
2099 5,958,919 125,086,144
2098 5,969,676 125,186,329
2097 5,979,860 125,264,415
2096 5,989,615 125,354,177
2095 5,998,960 125,422,006
2094 6,007,655 125,474,373
2093 6,015,893 125,529,632
2092 6,023,482 125,604,261
2091 6,030,584 125,652,742
2090 6,037,116 125,707,894
2089 6,043,194 125,760,026
2088 6,048,506 125,810,124
2087 6,053,252 125,858,116
2086 6,057,347 125,926,035
2085 6,060,940 126,001,913
2084 6,063,735 126,076,414
2083 6,065,863 126,151,046
2082 6,067,171 126,234,371
2081 6,067,635 126,317,768
2080 6,067,317 126,414,511
2079 6,066,164 126,534,688
2078 6,064,127 126,674,591
2077 6,061,297 126,830,956
2076 6,057,645 126,982,766
2075 6,053,134 127,165,304
2074 6,047,620 127,362,143
2073 6,041,318 127,576,856
2072 6,034,065 127,802,632
2071 6,026,051 128,080,998
2070 6,017,288 128,353,977
2069 6,007,621 128,642,208
2068 5,997,109 128,920,237
2067 5,985,932 129,203,483
2066 5,973,853 129,511,983
2065 5,961,039 129,842,007
2064 5,947,320 130,177,089
2063 5,932,822 130,522,107
2062 5,917,367 130,851,664
2061 5,900,972 131,200,160
2060 5,883,654 131,526,812
2059 5,865,433 131,884,461
2058 5,846,037 132,247,211
2057 5,825,696 132,584,941
2056 5,804,369 132,925,501
2055 5,781,900 133,271,436
2054 5,758,339 133,595,068
2053 5,733,538 133,914,243
2052 5,707,562 134,180,223
2051 5,680,231 134,443,510
2050 5,651,617 134,687,487
2049 5,621,841 134,909,323
2048 5,590,701 135,117,641
2047 5,558,382 135,311,492
2046 5,524,843 135,482,008
2045 5,490,228 135,664,379
2044 5,454,371 135,863,165
2043 5,417,316 136,085,277
2042 5,379,169 136,307,658
2041 5,339,872 136,557,818
2040 5,299,492 136,821,807
2039 5,257,983 137,122,219
2038 5,215,284 137,433,644
2037 5,171,497 137,770,811
2036 5,126,814 138,118,955
2035 5,081,210 138,478,809
2034 5,034,708 138,852,689
2033 4,987,247 139,237,595
2032 4,938,646 139,635,142
2031 4,889,260 140,058,187
2030 4,838,970 140,453,528
2029 4,787,654 140,840,370
2028 4,735,214 141,214,141
2027 4,681,847 141,580,416
2026 4,627,497 141,906,741
2025 4,572,106 142,772,403
2024 4,515,577 143,533,851
2023 4,458,759 143,826,130
2022 4,400,773 144,236,933
2021 4,345,405 144,746,762
2020 4,293,261 145,245,148
2019 4,234,700 145,453,291
2018 4,167,860 145,398,106
2017 4,098,707 145,293,260
2016 4,029,086 145,015,460
2015 3,960,035 144,640,716
2014 3,892,101 144,237,223
2013 3,825,329 143,805,638
2012 3,759,256 143,378,447
2011 3,693,505 143,018,195
2010 3,628,535 142,849,468
2009 3,564,381 142,785,348
2008 3,500,648 142,742,366
2007 3,437,490 142,805,114
2006 3,375,024 143,049,637
2005 3,313,026 143,518,814
2004 3,251,155 144,067,316
2003 3,189,807 144,648,618
2002 3,129,344 145,306,497
2001 3,069,537 145,976,482
2000 3,010,369 146,596,869
1999 2,951,822 147,214,776
1998 2,893,914 147,670,784
1997 2,836,695 147,915,361
1996 2,780,227 148,160,129
1995 2,724,557 148,375,787
1994 2,669,546 148,407,912
1993 2,615,099 148,458,777
1992 2,561,336 148,538,197
1991 2,508,265 148,394,216
1990 2,455,583 147,969,406
1989 2,403,820 147,721,000
1988 2,352,848 146,857,000
1987 2,301,970 145,908,000
1986 2,251,325 144,894,000
1985 2,200,915 143,858,000
1984 2,150,782 142,745,000
1983 2,101,106 141,668,000
1982 2,052,271 140,823,000
1981 2,004,418 139,941,000
1980 1,957,534 139,010,000
1979 1,911,552 138,027,000
1978 1,866,311 137,060,000
1977 1,821,543 136,100,000
1976 1,776,935 135,147,000
1975 1,732,389 134,200,000
1974 1,687,926 133,432,000
1973 1,643,690 132,669,000
1972 1,599,723 131,909,000
1971 1,556,081 131,155,000
1970 1,513,070 130,404,000
1969 1,470,886 129,664,000
1968 1,429,447 128,928,000
1967 1,388,628 128,196,000
1966 1,348,388 127,468,000
1965 1,308,835 126,745,000
1964 1,270,065 125,345,000
1963 1,232,124 123,960,000
1962 1,195,301 122,591,000
1961 1,159,870 121,236,000
1960 1,126,005 119,897,000

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

GeoRank.org/population/panama/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Panama increased by 654,062 people (a 19.4% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Panama gained 613,112 people (a 15.2% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Panama was ranked 128th most populous country in 2006 and is still 128th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Panama is projected to reach its peak in 2081 at 6.07M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Panama
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Panama Russia
2100 -0.19% -0.08%
2099 -0.18% -0.08%
2098 -0.17% -0.06%
2097 -0.16% -0.07%
2096 -0.16% -0.05%
2095 -0.14% -0.04%
2094 -0.14% -0.04%
2093 -0.13% -0.06%
2092 -0.12% -0.04%
2091 -0.11% -0.04%
2090 -0.1% -0.04%
2089 -0.09% -0.04%
2088 -0.08% -0.04%
2087 -0.07% -0.05%
2086 -0.06% -0.06%
2085 -0.05% -0.06%
2084 -0.04% -0.06%
2083 -0.02% -0.07%
2082 -0.008% -0.07%
2081 0.005% -0.08%
2080 0.02% -0.09%
2079 0.03% -0.11%
2078 0.05% -0.12%
2077 0.06% -0.12%
2076 0.07% -0.14%
2075 0.09% -0.15%
2074 0.1% -0.17%
2073 0.12% -0.18%
2072 0.13% -0.22%
2071 0.15% -0.21%
2070 0.16% -0.22%
2069 0.18% -0.22%
2068 0.19% -0.22%
2067 0.2% -0.24%
2066 0.21% -0.25%
2065 0.23% -0.26%
2064 0.24% -0.26%
2063 0.26% -0.25%
2062 0.28% -0.27%
2061 0.29% -0.25%
2060 0.31% -0.27%
2059 0.33% -0.27%
2058 0.35% -0.25%
2057 0.37% -0.26%
2056 0.39% -0.26%
2055 0.41% -0.24%
2054 0.43% -0.24%
2053 0.46% -0.2%
2052 0.48% -0.2%
2051 0.51% -0.18%
2050 0.53% -0.16%
2049 0.56% -0.15%
2048 0.58% -0.14%
2047 0.61% -0.13%
2046 0.63% -0.13%
2045 0.66% -0.15%
2044 0.68% -0.16%
2043 0.71% -0.16%
2042 0.74% -0.18%
2041 0.76% -0.19%
2040 0.79% -0.22%
2039 0.82% -0.23%
2038 0.85% -0.24%
2037 0.87% -0.25%
2036 0.9% -0.26%
2035 0.92% -0.27%
2034 0.95% -0.28%
2033 0.98% -0.28%
2032 1.01% -0.3%
2031 1.04% -0.28%
2030 1.07% -0.27%
2029 1.11% -0.26%
2028 1.14% -0.26%
2027 1.17% -0.23%
2026 1.21% -0.61%
2025 1.25% -0.53%
2024 1.27% -0.2%
2023 1.32% -0.28%
2022 1.27% -0.35%
2021 1.21% -0.34%
2020 1.38% -0.14%
2019 1.6% 0.04%
2018 1.69% 0.07%
2017 1.73% 0.19%
2016 1.74% 0.26%
2015 1.75% 0.28%
2014 1.75% 0.3%
2013 1.76% 0.3%
2012 1.78% 0.25%
2011 1.79% 0.12%
2010 1.8% 0.04%
2009 1.82% 0.03%
2008 1.84% -0.04%
2007 1.85% -0.17%
2006 1.87% -0.33%
2005 1.9% -0.38%
2004 1.92% -0.4%
2003 1.93% -0.45%
2002 1.95% -0.46%
2001 1.97% -0.42%
2000 1.98% -0.42%
1999 2% -0.31%
1998 2.02% -0.17%
1997 2.03% -0.17%
1996 2.04% -0.15%
1995 2.06% -0.02%
1994 2.08% -0.03%
1993 2.1% -0.05%
1992 2.12% 0.1%
1991 2.15% 0.29%
1990 2.15% 0.17%
1989 2.17% 0.59%
1988 2.21% 0.65%
1987 2.25% 0.7%
1986 2.29% 0.72%
1985 2.33% 0.78%
1984 2.36% 0.76%
1983 2.38% 0.6%
1982 2.39% 0.63%
1981 2.4% 0.67%
1980 2.41% 0.71%
1979 2.42% 0.71%
1978 2.46% 0.71%
1977 2.51% 0.71%
1976 2.57% 0.71%
1975 2.63% 0.58%
1974 2.69% 0.58%
1973 2.75% 0.58%
1972 2.8% 0.57%
1971 2.84% 0.58%
1970 2.87% 0.57%
1969 2.9% 0.57%
1968 2.94% 0.57%
1967 2.98% 0.57%
1966 3.02% 0.57%
1965 3.05% 1.12%
1964 3.08% 1.12%
1963 3.08% 1.12%
1962 3.05% 1.12%
1961 3.01% 1.12%

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

GeoRank.org/population/panama/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Panama grew by 1.27%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Panama Russia
Current population
4642198
141906741
Population rank 128/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 1.71%
One net population change
9.25 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
7.35 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
24.7 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +156 -801
Annual growth/decline +56,818 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 83/197 177/197
One migration net change every
1.43 hours
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +6,151 -251,822
Net migration rank 49/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 477,749 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 81/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 63/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Panama
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Panama Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 6,151 - -251,822
2024 - 6,706 - -178,042
2023 50,197 7,262 -503,392 27,807
2022 50,556 7,967 -576,948 765,629
2021 46,747 5,473 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 46,599 5,473 -697,177 334,094
2019 54,420 10,623 -319,997 336,494
2018 57,508 11,130 -232,637 339,972
2017 58,607 11,059 -130,764 396,619
2016 59,454 10,109 0 447,645
2015 59,896 8,648 43,392 384,756
2014 60,227 7,105 28,848 264,698
2013 60,295 5,926 28,761 289,872
2012 60,471 5,447 0 285,977
2011 60,411 5,167 -128,716 309,377
2010 59,418 4,953 -242,844 307,555
2009 59,168 4,765 -257,014 350,206
2008 58,961 4,568 -356,856 360,840
2007 58,454 4,330 -471,257 365,717
2006 58,067 4,087 -686,638 308,370
2005 58,014 3,843 -846,761 263,541
2004 58,281 3,596 -792,370 261,519
2003 57,458 3,352 -896,822 256,804
2002 57,011 3,099 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 56,654 2,856 -963,445 259,614
2000 56,236 2,602 -967,540 550,401
1999 55,911 2,341 -927,453 375,468
1998 55,482 2,084 -694,053 528,135
1997 55,060 1,820 -769,159 541,387
1996 54,512 1,533 -785,248 587,171
1995 54,069 1,221 -845,742 723,875
1994 53,845 899 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 53,591 560 -757,140 507,229
1992 53,186 182 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 53,079 -305 103,876 125,505
1990 53,451 -854 325,533 299,863
1989 52,295 -1,368 576,112 89,400
1988 52,767 -1,750 778,343 269,862
1987 52,690 -1,953 977,583 275,611
1986 52,681 -2,136 985,279 283,553
1985 52,573 -2,297 762,447 280,614
1984 52,436 -2,435 756,548 247,026
1983 51,880 -2,518 906,676 200,159
1982 50,858 -2,554 830,855 107,520
1981 50,018 -2,620 713,700 36,686
1980 49,077 -2,701 681,149 10,440
1979 48,362 -2,772 690,135 -5,791
1978 47,694 -2,811 812,766 108,882
1977 47,438 -2,792 832,932 122,316
1976 47,307 -2,727 852,237 113,851
1975 47,149 -2,635 843,850 80,069
1974 46,932 -2,531 883,186 -51,759
1973 46,540 -2,464 846,561 -107,568
1972 46,311 -2,448 872,050 -111,168
1971 45,867 -2,454 854,999 -134,968
1970 45,075 -2,476 785,554 -264,464
1969 44,278 -2,510 753,088 -64,643
1968 43,641 -2,528 787,621 -83,221
1967 43,054 -2,528 854,554 -116,029
1966 42,457 -2,500 989,279 -111,360
1965 41,604 -2,454 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 40,806 -2,418 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 39,872 -2,380 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 38,537 -2,377 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 37,100 -2,394 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 35,431 -2,409 1,962,834 -234,895

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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 477,749 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Panama, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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