The latest officially reported population of Panama was 4,515,577 in 2024 vs 6,036,860 people in Singapore in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Panama's population is 4,614,993 people compared to 6,105,665 in Singapore.
Population statistics:
- Singapore's population is 1.32 times bigger than Panama's.
- Panama is ranked the 128th most populous country in the world, while Singapore is the 113th.
- The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.06% for Panama vs 0.07% for Singapore.
- For the last 10 years, Panama has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs +1.04% in Singapore.
- Since 2005, the population of Panama has increased from 3.31M people to 4.61M (39.3% growth), while Singapore has grown from 4.27M to 6.11M (43.1% growth).
- Panama is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 6.03M people compared to the peak of 6.41M people in 2040 for Singapore.
Panama vs Singapore: live population counter
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| Current population |
4614993
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6105665
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| Population rank | 128/197 | 113/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.06% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
9.25 minutes
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4.41 minutes
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| One birth every |
7.35 minutes
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12 minutes
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| One death every |
24.7 minutes
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14.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.31 hours
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26.3 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +6,706 | +20,011 |
| Daily growth/decline | +156 | +327 |
| Annual growth/decline | +56,818 | +119,212 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.27% | +2.01% |
| Population growth rate rank | 85/197 | 53/197 |
Panama and Singapore: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,126,005 | 1,646,400 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,159,870 | 1,702,400 | 3.01% | 3.4% |
| 1962 | 1,195,301 | 1,750,200 | 3.05% | 2.81% |
| 1963 | 1,232,124 | 1,795,000 | 3.08% | 2.56% |
| 1964 | 1,270,065 | 1,841,600 | 3.08% | 2.6% |
| 1965 | 1,308,835 | 1,886,900 | 3.05% | 2.46% |
| 1966 | 1,348,388 | 1,934,400 | 3.02% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 1,388,628 | 1,977,600 | 2.98% | 2.23% |
| 1968 | 1,429,447 | 2,012,000 | 2.94% | 1.74% |
| 1969 | 1,470,886 | 2,042,500 | 2.9% | 1.52% |
| 1970 | 1,513,070 | 2,074,507 | 2.87% | 1.57% |
| 1971 | 1,556,081 | 2,112,900 | 2.84% | 1.85% |
| 1972 | 1,599,723 | 2,152,400 | 2.8% | 1.87% |
| 1973 | 1,643,690 | 2,193,000 | 2.75% | 1.89% |
| 1974 | 1,687,926 | 2,229,800 | 2.69% | 1.68% |
| 1975 | 1,732,389 | 2,262,600 | 2.63% | 1.47% |
| 1976 | 1,776,935 | 2,293,300 | 2.57% | 1.36% |
| 1977 | 1,821,543 | 2,325,300 | 2.51% | 1.4% |
| 1978 | 1,866,311 | 2,353,600 | 2.46% | 1.22% |
| 1979 | 1,911,552 | 2,383,500 | 2.42% | 1.27% |
| 1980 | 1,957,534 | 2,413,945 | 2.41% | 1.28% |
| 1981 | 2,004,418 | 2,532,835 | 2.4% | 4.93% |
| 1982 | 2,052,271 | 2,646,466 | 2.39% | 4.49% |
| 1983 | 2,101,106 | 2,681,061 | 2.38% | 1.31% |
| 1984 | 2,150,782 | 2,732,221 | 2.36% | 1.91% |
| 1985 | 2,200,915 | 2,735,957 | 2.33% | 0.14% |
| 1986 | 2,251,325 | 2,733,373 | 2.29% | -0.09% |
| 1987 | 2,301,970 | 2,774,789 | 2.25% | 1.52% |
| 1988 | 2,352,848 | 2,846,108 | 2.21% | 2.57% |
| 1989 | 2,403,820 | 2,930,901 | 2.17% | 2.98% |
| 1990 | 2,455,583 | 3,047,132 | 2.15% | 3.97% |
| 1991 | 2,508,265 | 3,135,083 | 2.15% | 2.89% |
| 1992 | 2,561,336 | 3,230,698 | 2.12% | 3.05% |
| 1993 | 2,615,099 | 3,313,471 | 2.1% | 2.56% |
| 1994 | 2,669,546 | 3,419,048 | 2.08% | 3.19% |
| 1995 | 2,724,557 | 3,524,506 | 2.06% | 3.08% |
| 1996 | 2,780,227 | 3,670,704 | 2.04% | 4.15% |
| 1997 | 2,836,695 | 3,796,038 | 2.03% | 3.41% |
| 1998 | 2,893,914 | 3,927,213 | 2.02% | 3.46% |
| 1999 | 2,951,822 | 3,958,723 | 2% | 0.8% |
| 2000 | 3,010,369 | 4,027,887 | 1.98% | 1.75% |
| 2001 | 3,069,537 | 4,138,012 | 1.97% | 2.73% |
| 2002 | 3,129,344 | 4,175,950 | 1.95% | 0.92% |
| 2003 | 3,189,807 | 4,114,826 | 1.93% | -1.46% |
| 2004 | 3,251,155 | 4,166,664 | 1.92% | 1.26% |
| 2005 | 3,313,026 | 4,265,762 | 1.9% | 2.38% |
| 2006 | 3,375,024 | 4,401,365 | 1.87% | 3.18% |
| 2007 | 3,437,490 | 4,588,599 | 1.85% | 4.25% |
| 2008 | 3,500,648 | 4,839,396 | 1.84% | 5.47% |
| 2009 | 3,564,381 | 4,987,573 | 1.82% | 3.06% |
| 2010 | 3,628,535 | 5,076,732 | 1.8% | 1.79% |
| 2011 | 3,693,505 | 5,183,688 | 1.79% | 2.11% |
| 2012 | 3,759,256 | 5,312,437 | 1.78% | 2.48% |
| 2013 | 3,825,329 | 5,399,162 | 1.76% | 1.63% |
| 2014 | 3,892,101 | 5,469,724 | 1.75% | 1.31% |
| 2015 | 3,960,035 | 5,535,002 | 1.75% | 1.19% |
| 2016 | 4,029,086 | 5,607,283 | 1.74% | 1.31% |
| 2017 | 4,098,707 | 5,612,253 | 1.73% | 0.09% |
| 2018 | 4,167,860 | 5,638,676 | 1.69% | 0.47% |
| 2019 | 4,234,700 | 5,703,569 | 1.6% | 1.15% |
| 2020 | 4,293,261 | 5,685,807 | 1.38% | -0.31% |
| 2021 | 4,345,405 | 5,453,566 | 1.21% | -4.08% |
| 2022 | 4,400,773 | 5,637,022 | 1.27% | 3.36% |
| 2023 | 4,458,759 | 5,917,648 | 1.32% | 4.98% |
| 2024 | 4,515,577 | 6,036,860 | 1.27% | 2.01% |
| 2025 | 4,571,195 | 6,076,565 | 1.23% | 0.66% |
| 2026 | 4,625,720 | 6,112,792 | 1.19% | 0.6% |
| 2027 | 4,679,241 | 6,147,775 | 1.16% | 0.57% |
| 2028 | 4,731,818 | 6,182,764 | 1.12% | 0.57% |
| 2029 | 4,783,378 | 6,214,576 | 1.09% | 0.51% |
| 2030 | 4,833,856 | 6,242,825 | 1.06% | 0.45% |
| 2031 | 4,883,390 | 6,270,800 | 1.02% | 0.45% |
| 2032 | 4,932,075 | 6,298,559 | 1% | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 4,979,812 | 6,325,401 | 0.97% | 0.43% |
| 2034 | 5,026,494 | 6,349,852 | 0.94% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 5,072,267 | 6,368,948 | 0.91% | 0.3% |
| 2036 | 5,117,124 | 6,383,048 | 0.88% | 0.22% |
| 2037 | 5,161,085 | 6,394,813 | 0.86% | 0.18% |
| 2038 | 5,204,053 | 6,404,994 | 0.83% | 0.16% |
| 2039 | 5,245,902 | 6,411,057 | 0.8% | 0.09% |
| 2040 | 5,286,595 | 6,411,962 | 0.78% | 0.01% |
| 2041 | 5,326,183 | 6,408,383 | 0.75% | -0.06% |
| 2042 | 5,364,671 | 6,402,235 | 0.72% | -0.1% |
| 2043 | 5,402,037 | 6,394,872 | 0.7% | -0.12% |
| 2044 | 5,438,259 | 6,384,418 | 0.67% | -0.16% |
| 2045 | 5,473,283 | 6,372,013 | 0.64% | -0.19% |
| 2046 | 5,507,148 | 6,358,982 | 0.62% | -0.2% |
| 2047 | 5,539,873 | 6,343,000 | 0.59% | -0.25% |
| 2048 | 5,571,404 | 6,327,523 | 0.57% | -0.24% |
| 2049 | 5,601,670 | 6,312,515 | 0.54% | -0.24% |
| 2050 | 5,630,681 | 6,294,905 | 0.52% | -0.28% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Panama increased by 647,009 people (a 19.5% growth), while Singapore gained 1,269,240 people (a 29.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Panama gained 654,958 (a 16.5% growth), while Singapore's population increased by 570,663 (a 10.3% growth).
Panama was ranked 128th most populous country in 2005 and is still 128th in 2025. Singapore was ranked 119th in 2005 and ranked 113th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Panama's population will grow by 22% to 5,630,681 people with a rank change from 128th to 124th. The population of Singapore will increase by 3.1% to 6,294,905 people and rank change from 113th to 118th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Panama | 410K |
| Colon | 242K |
| Santiago de Veraguas | 110K |
| Tocumen | 103K |
| David | 82.9K |
| La Chorrera | 68.9K |
| Chitre | 60.5K |
| Pacora | 52.5K |
| Penonome | 21.7K |
| Balboa | 10K |
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| City | Population |
| Singapore | 5.87M |
| Bukit Merah | 152K |
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Population differences between Panama and Singapore
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| Life expectancy | 80 years | 84 years |
| Average age | 33.3 years | 39.3 years |
| Median age | 30.9 years | 36.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50:50 | 51.7:48.3 |
| Fertility rate | 2.12 births per woman | 0.97 births per woman |
| Population density | 157.7 ppl/mi² | 21,776 ppl/mi² |
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