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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Panama was 4,515,577 in 2024 vs 2,127,400 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Panama's population is 4,642,198 people compared to 2,124,138 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • Panama's population is 2.19 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Panama is ranked the 128th most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.06% for Panama vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, Panama has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs +0.29% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Panama has increased from 3.38M people to 4.64M (37.5% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.12M (5.84% growth).

Panama vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

Panama
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Panama Slovenia
2100 5,947,731 1,640,541
2099 5,958,919 1,644,752
2098 5,969,676 1,648,834
2097 5,979,860 1,653,196
2096 5,989,615 1,657,434
2095 5,998,960 1,661,656
2094 6,007,655 1,665,825
2093 6,015,893 1,670,076
2092 6,023,482 1,674,280
2091 6,030,584 1,678,462
2090 6,037,116 1,682,998
2089 6,043,194 1,687,376
2088 6,048,506 1,691,788
2087 6,053,252 1,696,409
2086 6,057,347 1,701,325
2085 6,060,940 1,706,189
2084 6,063,735 1,711,157
2083 6,065,863 1,716,396
2082 6,067,171 1,721,709
2081 6,067,635 1,727,302
2080 6,067,317 1,733,405
2079 6,066,164 1,739,518
2078 6,064,127 1,746,152
2077 6,061,297 1,752,783
2076 6,057,645 1,759,639
2075 6,053,134 1,766,867
2074 6,047,620 1,774,528
2073 6,041,318 1,782,697
2072 6,034,065 1,790,658
2071 6,026,051 1,798,960
2070 6,017,288 1,807,483
2069 6,007,621 1,816,607
2068 5,997,109 1,825,849
2067 5,985,932 1,834,865
2066 5,973,853 1,844,034
2065 5,961,039 1,853,651
2064 5,947,320 1,863,550
2063 5,932,822 1,873,173
2062 5,917,367 1,882,832
2061 5,900,972 1,892,739
2060 5,883,654 1,902,939
2059 5,865,433 1,912,861
2058 5,846,037 1,922,175
2057 5,825,696 1,932,119
2056 5,804,369 1,941,469
2055 5,781,900 1,950,861
2054 5,758,339 1,959,953
2053 5,733,538 1,968,641
2052 5,707,562 1,977,227
2051 5,680,231 1,985,279
2050 5,651,617 1,993,115
2049 5,621,841 2,000,477
2048 5,590,701 2,007,283
2047 5,558,382 2,014,140
2046 5,524,843 2,020,756
2045 5,490,228 2,027,366
2044 5,454,371 2,033,871
2043 5,417,316 2,040,173
2042 5,379,169 2,046,339
2041 5,339,872 2,052,041
2040 5,299,492 2,057,278
2039 5,257,983 2,062,718
2038 5,215,284 2,067,922
2037 5,171,497 2,073,705
2036 5,126,814 2,079,201
2035 5,081,210 2,084,471
2034 5,034,708 2,089,430
2033 4,987,247 2,094,601
2032 4,938,646 2,099,622
2031 4,889,260 2,104,690
2030 4,838,970 2,109,416
2029 4,787,654 2,113,874
2028 4,735,214 2,118,053
2027 4,681,847 2,121,324
2026 4,627,497 2,124,138
2025 4,572,106 2,126,340
2024 4,515,577 2,127,400
2023 4,458,759 2,120,461
2022 4,400,773 2,112,076
2021 4,345,405 2,108,079
2020 4,293,261 2,102,419
2019 4,234,700 2,088,385
2018 4,167,860 2,073,894
2017 4,098,707 2,066,388
2016 4,029,086 2,065,042
2015 3,960,035 2,063,531
2014 3,892,101 2,061,980
2013 3,825,329 2,059,953
2012 3,759,256 2,057,159
2011 3,693,505 2,052,843
2010 3,628,535 2,048,583
2009 3,564,381 2,039,669
2008 3,500,648 2,021,316
2007 3,437,490 2,018,122
2006 3,375,024 2,006,868
2005 3,313,026 2,000,474
2004 3,251,155 1,997,012
2003 3,189,807 1,995,733
2002 3,129,344 1,994,530
2001 3,069,537 1,992,060
2000 3,010,369 1,988,925
1999 2,951,822 1,983,045
1998 2,893,914 1,981,629
1997 2,836,695 1,985,956
1996 2,780,227 1,988,628
1995 2,724,557 1,989,872
1994 2,669,546 1,989,443
1993 2,615,099 1,991,746
1992 2,561,336 1,996,498
1991 2,508,265 1,999,429
1990 2,455,583 1,998,161
1989 2,403,820 1,996,351
1988 2,352,848 1,995,196
1987 2,301,970 1,989,776
1986 2,251,325 1,965,964
1985 2,200,915 1,941,641
1984 2,150,782 1,932,154
1983 2,101,106 1,922,321
1982 2,052,271 1,910,334
1981 2,004,418 1,906,531
1980 1,957,534 1,901,315
1979 1,911,552 1,882,599
1978 1,866,311 1,862,548
1977 1,821,543 1,842,377
1976 1,776,935 1,820,249
1975 1,732,389 1,793,581
1974 1,687,926 1,776,132
1973 1,643,690 1,766,697
1972 1,599,723 1,752,233
1971 1,556,081 1,738,335
1970 1,513,070 1,724,891
1969 1,470,886 1,713,874
1968 1,429,447 1,704,546
1967 1,388,628 1,689,528
1966 1,348,388 1,669,905
1965 1,308,835 1,649,160
1964 1,270,065 1,632,114
1963 1,232,124 1,616,971
1962 1,195,301 1,603,649
1961 1,159,870 1,594,131
1960 1,126,005 1,584,720

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 Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Panama gained 613,112 people (a 15.2% growth), while Slovenia's population increased by 59,096 people (a 2.86% growth).

Panama was ranked 128th most populous country in 2006 and is still 128th in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th 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 Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,993,115 people and will still be ranked 147th.

Panama is projected to reach its peak in 2081 at 6.07M people, while Slovenia's population already peaked in 2024 at 2.13M people and is projected to decrease to 1.64M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Panama
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Panama Slovenia
2100 -0.19% -0.26%
2099 -0.18% -0.25%
2098 -0.17% -0.26%
2097 -0.16% -0.26%
2096 -0.16% -0.25%
2095 -0.14% -0.25%
2094 -0.14% -0.25%
2093 -0.13% -0.25%
2092 -0.12% -0.25%
2091 -0.11% -0.27%
2090 -0.1% -0.26%
2089 -0.09% -0.26%
2088 -0.08% -0.27%
2087 -0.07% -0.29%
2086 -0.06% -0.29%
2085 -0.05% -0.29%
2084 -0.04% -0.31%
2083 -0.02% -0.31%
2082 -0.008% -0.32%
2081 0.005% -0.35%
2080 0.02% -0.35%
2079 0.03% -0.38%
2078 0.05% -0.38%
2077 0.06% -0.39%
2076 0.07% -0.41%
2075 0.09% -0.43%
2074 0.1% -0.46%
2073 0.12% -0.44%
2072 0.13% -0.46%
2071 0.15% -0.47%
2070 0.16% -0.5%
2069 0.18% -0.51%
2068 0.19% -0.49%
2067 0.2% -0.5%
2066 0.21% -0.52%
2065 0.23% -0.53%
2064 0.24% -0.51%
2063 0.26% -0.51%
2062 0.28% -0.52%
2061 0.29% -0.54%
2060 0.31% -0.52%
2059 0.33% -0.48%
2058 0.35% -0.51%
2057 0.37% -0.48%
2056 0.39% -0.48%
2055 0.41% -0.46%
2054 0.43% -0.44%
2053 0.46% -0.43%
2052 0.48% -0.41%
2051 0.51% -0.39%
2050 0.53% -0.37%
2049 0.56% -0.34%
2048 0.58% -0.34%
2047 0.61% -0.33%
2046 0.63% -0.33%
2045 0.66% -0.32%
2044 0.68% -0.31%
2043 0.71% -0.3%
2042 0.74% -0.28%
2041 0.76% -0.25%
2040 0.79% -0.26%
2039 0.82% -0.25%
2038 0.85% -0.28%
2037 0.87% -0.26%
2036 0.9% -0.25%
2035 0.92% -0.24%
2034 0.95% -0.25%
2033 0.98% -0.24%
2032 1.01% -0.24%
2031 1.04% -0.22%
2030 1.07% -0.21%
2029 1.11% -0.2%
2028 1.14% -0.15%
2027 1.17% -0.13%
2026 1.21% -0.1%
2025 1.25% -0.05%
2024 1.27% 0.33%
2023 1.32% 0.4%
2022 1.27% 0.19%
2021 1.21% 0.27%
2020 1.38% 0.67%
2019 1.6% 0.7%
2018 1.69% 0.36%
2017 1.73% 0.07%
2016 1.74% 0.07%
2015 1.75% 0.08%
2014 1.75% 0.1%
2013 1.76% 0.14%
2012 1.78% 0.21%
2011 1.79% 0.21%
2010 1.8% 0.44%
2009 1.82% 0.91%
2008 1.84% 0.16%
2007 1.85% 0.56%
2006 1.87% 0.32%
2005 1.9% 0.17%
2004 1.92% 0.06%
2003 1.93% 0.06%
2002 1.95% 0.12%
2001 1.97% 0.16%
2000 1.98% 0.3%
1999 2% 0.07%
1998 2.02% -0.22%
1997 2.03% -0.13%
1996 2.04% -0.06%
1995 2.06% 0.02%
1994 2.08% -0.12%
1993 2.1% -0.24%
1992 2.12% -0.15%
1991 2.15% 0.06%
1990 2.15% 0.09%
1989 2.17% 0.06%
1988 2.21% 0.27%
1987 2.25% 1.21%
1986 2.29% 1.25%
1985 2.33% 0.49%
1984 2.36% 0.51%
1983 2.38% 0.63%
1982 2.39% 0.2%
1981 2.4% 0.27%
1980 2.41% 0.99%
1979 2.42% 1.08%
1978 2.46% 1.09%
1977 2.51% 1.22%
1976 2.57% 1.49%
1975 2.63% 0.98%
1974 2.69% 0.53%
1973 2.75% 0.83%
1972 2.8% 0.8%
1971 2.84% 0.78%
1970 2.87% 0.64%
1969 2.9% 0.55%
1968 2.94% 0.89%
1967 2.98% 1.18%
1966 3.02% 1.26%
1965 3.05% 1.04%
1964 3.08% 0.94%
1963 3.08% 0.83%
1962 3.05% 0.6%
1961 3.01% 0.59%

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 Slovenia's population grew by 0.33%.

Live population counters

Panama Slovenia
Current population
4642198
2124138
Population rank 128/197 147/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.03%
One net population change
9.25 minutes
1.26 hours
One birth every
7.35 minutes
31 minutes
One death every
24.7 minutes
24.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +156 +19
Annual growth/decline +56,818 +6,939
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +0.33%
Population growth rate rank 83/197 148/197
One migration net change every
1.43 hours
3.24 hours
Annual migration change +6,151 +2,711
Net migration rank 49/196 55/196
Foreign-born residents 477,749 315,122
Foreign-born residents rank 81/195 97/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 63/195 44/195

Natural population change vs migration

Panama
Natural

Migration
Slovenia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Panama Slovenia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 6,151 - 2,711
2024 - 6,706 - 3,319
2023 50,197 7,262 -4,665 5,339
2022 50,556 7,967 -4,858 9,014
2021 46,747 5,473 -4,216 2,477
2020 46,599 5,473 -5,256 28,514
2019 54,420 10,623 -1,254 16,352
2018 57,508 11,130 -1,037 14,640
2017 58,607 11,059 -207 1,359
2016 59,454 10,109 826 1,195
2015 59,896 8,648 826 712
2014 60,227 7,105 2,268 -70
2013 60,295 5,926 1,648 639
2012 60,471 5,447 2,674 1,117
2011 60,411 5,167 3,285 2,190
2010 59,418 4,953 3,687 -410
2009 59,168 4,765 3,060 11,594
2008 58,961 4,568 3,437 2,971
2007 58,454 4,330 1,211 14,191
2006 58,067 4,087 602 6,081
2005 58,014 3,843 -600 6,317
2004 58,281 3,596 -599 1,759
2003 57,458 3,352 -1,996 3,218
2002 57,011 3,099 -1,197 1,975
2001 56,654 2,856 -996 4,527
2000 56,236 2,602 -398 3,124
1999 55,911 2,341 -1,388 10,291
1998 55,482 2,084 -1,189 -5,280
1997 55,060 1,820 -794 -1,298
1996 54,512 1,533 0 -2,456
1995 54,069 1,221 0 356
1994 53,845 899 199 -153
1993 53,591 560 -199 -4,641
1992 53,186 182 598 -5,547
1991 53,079 -305 2,199 -3,325
1990 53,451 -854 3,797 618
1989 52,295 -1,368 4,592 -2,718
1988 52,767 -1,750 5,986 -3,023
1987 52,690 -1,953 5,771 2,972
1986 52,681 -2,136 6,094 32,700
1985 52,573 -2,297 6,213 3,404
1984 52,436 -2,435 5,990 3,280
1983 51,880 -2,518 6,343 3,613
1982 50,858 -2,554 9,170 -8,695
1981 50,018 -2,620 10,485 -5,016
1980 49,077 -2,701 11,027 3,128
1979 48,362 -2,772 12,614 2,107
1978 47,694 -2,811 11,920 2,113
1977 47,438 -2,792 12,160 2,584
1976 47,307 -2,727 12,196 2,226
1975 47,149 -2,635 11,658 2,421
1974 46,932 -2,531 11,367 3,145
1973 46,540 -2,464 11,837 2,175
1972 46,311 -2,448 10,513 2,924
1971 45,867 -2,454 10,951 2,286
1970 45,075 -2,476 10,004 260
1969 44,278 -2,510 9,427 685
1968 43,641 -2,528 11,250 438
1967 43,054 -2,528 13,516 -192
1966 42,457 -2,500 15,697 -1,262
1965 41,604 -2,454 14,513 -1,421
1964 40,806 -2,418 12,567 -349
1963 39,872 -2,380 14,068 -180
1962 38,537 -2,377 13,150 148
1961 37,100 -2,394 14,985 -306
1960 35,431 -2,409 12,678 -929

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 Slovenia 18.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 17,573 people) and 81.9% is from migration (a gain of 79,532 people).

As of 2024, 477,749 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Panama, compared to 315,122 people or 14.9% in Slovenia.

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
Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K

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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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