The latest officially reported population of Panama was 4,515,577 in 2024 vs 218,019 people in Samoa in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Panama's population is 4,626,304 people compared to 220,543 in Samoa.
Population statistics:
- Panama's population is 21 times bigger than Samoa's.
- Panama is ranked the 128th most populous country in the world, while Samoa is the 177th.
- The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.06% for Panama vs 0.003% for Samoa.
- For the last 10 years, Panama has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs +0.87% in Samoa.
- Since 2006, the population of Panama has increased from 3.38M people to 4.63M (37.1% growth), while Samoa has grown from 188K to 221K (17.5% growth).
- Panama is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 6.03M people compared to the peak of 384K people in 2100 for Samoa.
Panama vs Samoa: live population counter
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| Current population |
4626304
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220543
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| Population rank | 128/197 | 177/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.06% | 0.003% |
| One net population change |
9.25 minutes
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6.46 hours
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| One birth every |
7.35 minutes
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1.59 hours
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| One death every |
24.7 minutes
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6.57 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.31 hours
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3.18 hours
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| Annual migration change | +6,706 | -2,754 |
| Daily growth/decline | +156 | +4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +56,818 | +1,356 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.27% | +0.63% |
| Population growth rate rank | 84/197 | 126/197 |
Panama and Samoa: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,126,005 | 112,490 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,159,870 | 115,496 | 3.01% | 2.67% |
| 1962 | 1,195,301 | 118,597 | 3.05% | 2.68% |
| 1963 | 1,232,124 | 121,764 | 3.08% | 2.67% |
| 1964 | 1,270,065 | 124,894 | 3.08% | 2.57% |
| 1965 | 1,308,835 | 127,978 | 3.05% | 2.47% |
| 1966 | 1,348,388 | 131,073 | 3.02% | 2.42% |
| 1967 | 1,388,628 | 133,764 | 2.98% | 2.05% |
| 1968 | 1,429,447 | 136,020 | 2.94% | 1.69% |
| 1969 | 1,470,886 | 138,233 | 2.9% | 1.63% |
| 1970 | 1,513,070 | 140,400 | 2.87% | 1.57% |
| 1971 | 1,556,081 | 142,503 | 2.84% | 1.5% |
| 1972 | 1,599,723 | 144,538 | 2.8% | 1.43% |
| 1973 | 1,643,690 | 146,516 | 2.75% | 1.37% |
| 1974 | 1,687,926 | 149,431 | 2.69% | 1.99% |
| 1975 | 1,732,389 | 153,344 | 2.63% | 2.62% |
| 1976 | 1,776,935 | 157,113 | 2.57% | 2.46% |
| 1977 | 1,821,543 | 159,753 | 2.51% | 1.68% |
| 1978 | 1,866,311 | 161,375 | 2.46% | 1.02% |
| 1979 | 1,911,552 | 162,882 | 2.42% | 0.93% |
| 1980 | 1,957,534 | 164,322 | 2.41% | 0.88% |
| 1981 | 2,004,418 | 165,678 | 2.4% | 0.83% |
| 1982 | 2,052,271 | 166,484 | 2.39% | 0.49% |
| 1983 | 2,101,106 | 166,714 | 2.38% | 0.14% |
| 1984 | 2,150,782 | 166,796 | 2.36% | 0.05% |
| 1985 | 2,200,915 | 166,849 | 2.33% | 0.03% |
| 1986 | 2,251,325 | 167,061 | 2.29% | 0.13% |
| 1987 | 2,301,970 | 167,661 | 2.25% | 0.36% |
| 1988 | 2,352,848 | 168,346 | 2.21% | 0.41% |
| 1989 | 2,403,820 | 168,768 | 2.17% | 0.25% |
| 1990 | 2,455,583 | 169,042 | 2.15% | 0.16% |
| 1991 | 2,508,265 | 169,368 | 2.15% | 0.19% |
| 1992 | 2,561,336 | 170,331 | 2.12% | 0.57% |
| 1993 | 2,615,099 | 171,774 | 2.1% | 0.85% |
| 1994 | 2,669,546 | 173,159 | 2.08% | 0.81% |
| 1995 | 2,724,557 | 174,571 | 2.06% | 0.82% |
| 1996 | 2,780,227 | 176,071 | 2.04% | 0.86% |
| 1997 | 2,836,695 | 177,547 | 2.03% | 0.84% |
| 1998 | 2,893,914 | 178,905 | 2.02% | 0.76% |
| 1999 | 2,951,822 | 180,275 | 2% | 0.77% |
| 2000 | 3,010,369 | 181,685 | 1.98% | 0.78% |
| 2001 | 3,069,537 | 183,166 | 1.97% | 0.82% |
| 2002 | 3,129,344 | 184,471 | 1.95% | 0.71% |
| 2003 | 3,189,807 | 185,430 | 1.93% | 0.52% |
| 2004 | 3,251,155 | 186,249 | 1.92% | 0.44% |
| 2005 | 3,313,026 | 186,978 | 1.9% | 0.39% |
| 2006 | 3,375,024 | 187,709 | 1.87% | 0.39% |
| 2007 | 3,437,490 | 188,753 | 1.85% | 0.56% |
| 2008 | 3,500,648 | 190,107 | 1.84% | 0.72% |
| 2009 | 3,564,381 | 191,513 | 1.82% | 0.74% |
| 2010 | 3,628,535 | 193,023 | 1.8% | 0.79% |
| 2011 | 3,693,505 | 194,713 | 1.79% | 0.88% |
| 2012 | 3,759,256 | 196,498 | 1.78% | 0.92% |
| 2013 | 3,825,329 | 198,268 | 1.76% | 0.9% |
| 2014 | 3,892,101 | 200,037 | 1.75% | 0.89% |
| 2015 | 3,960,035 | 201,782 | 1.75% | 0.87% |
| 2016 | 4,029,086 | 203,499 | 1.74% | 0.85% |
| 2017 | 4,098,707 | 205,415 | 1.73% | 0.94% |
| 2018 | 4,167,860 | 207,582 | 1.69% | 1.05% |
| 2019 | 4,234,700 | 209,780 | 1.6% | 1.06% |
| 2020 | 4,293,261 | 211,944 | 1.38% | 1.03% |
| 2021 | 4,345,405 | 213,779 | 1.21% | 0.87% |
| 2022 | 4,400,773 | 215,261 | 1.27% | 0.69% |
| 2023 | 4,458,759 | 216,663 | 1.32% | 0.65% |
| 2024 | 4,515,577 | 218,019 | 1.27% | 0.63% |
| 2025 | 4,571,195 | 219,302 | 1.23% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 4,625,720 | 220,530 | 1.19% | 0.56% |
| 2027 | 4,679,241 | 221,772 | 1.16% | 0.56% |
| 2028 | 4,731,818 | 223,104 | 1.12% | 0.6% |
| 2029 | 4,783,378 | 224,504 | 1.09% | 0.63% |
| 2030 | 4,833,856 | 225,968 | 1.06% | 0.65% |
| 2031 | 4,883,390 | 227,581 | 1.02% | 0.71% |
| 2032 | 4,932,075 | 229,298 | 1% | 0.75% |
| 2033 | 4,979,812 | 231,110 | 0.97% | 0.79% |
| 2034 | 5,026,494 | 233,061 | 0.94% | 0.84% |
| 2035 | 5,072,267 | 235,172 | 0.91% | 0.91% |
| 2036 | 5,117,124 | 237,415 | 0.88% | 0.95% |
| 2037 | 5,161,085 | 239,730 | 0.86% | 0.98% |
| 2038 | 5,204,053 | 242,155 | 0.83% | 1.01% |
| 2039 | 5,245,902 | 244,653 | 0.8% | 1.03% |
| 2040 | 5,286,595 | 247,196 | 0.78% | 1.04% |
| 2041 | 5,326,183 | 249,796 | 0.75% | 1.05% |
| 2042 | 5,364,671 | 252,427 | 0.72% | 1.05% |
| 2043 | 5,402,037 | 255,023 | 0.7% | 1.03% |
| 2044 | 5,438,259 | 257,609 | 0.67% | 1.01% |
| 2045 | 5,473,283 | 260,250 | 0.64% | 1.03% |
| 2046 | 5,507,148 | 262,849 | 0.62% | 1% |
| 2047 | 5,539,873 | 265,365 | 0.59% | 0.96% |
| 2048 | 5,571,404 | 267,836 | 0.57% | 0.93% |
| 2049 | 5,601,670 | 270,291 | 0.54% | 0.92% |
| 2050 | 5,630,681 | 272,711 | 0.52% | 0.9% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Panama increased by 654,062 people (a 19.4% growth), while Samoa gained 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Panama gained 597,218 (a 14.8% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 17,044 (a 8.38% growth).
Panama was ranked 128th most populous country in 2006 and is still 128th in 2026. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2006 and ranked 177th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Panama's population will grow by 21.7% to 5,630,681 people with a rank change from 128th to 124th. The population of Samoa will increase by 23.7% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.
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Population differences between Panama and Samoa
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| Life expectancy | 80.1 years | 72.1 years |
| Average age | 33.3 years | 26.9 years |
| Median age | 30.9 years | 20.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50:50 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.12 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman |
| Population density | 157.7 ppl/mi² | 203.1 ppl/mi² |
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