The latest officially reported population of Panama was 4,515,577 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Panama's population is 4,614,993 people compared to 22,125,995 in Sri Lanka.
Population statistics:
- Sri Lanka's population is 4.79 times bigger than Panama's.
- Panama is ranked the 128th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
- The countries together account for 0.32% of the world: 0.06% for Panama vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
- For the last 10 years, Panama has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
- Since 2005, the population of Panama has increased from 3.31M people to 4.61M (39.3% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.2M to 22.1M (9.45% growth).
- Panama is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 6.03M people compared to the peak of 23.5M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.
Panama vs Sri Lanka: live population counter
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| Current population |
4614993
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22125995
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| Population rank | 128/197 | 63/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.06% | 0.27% |
| One net population change |
9.25 minutes
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4.34 minutes
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| One birth every |
7.35 minutes
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2.13 minutes
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| One death every |
24.7 minutes
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2.91 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.31 hours
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19.3 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +6,706 | -27,245 |
| Daily growth/decline | +156 | -332 |
| Annual growth/decline | +56,818 | -121,000 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.27% | -0.55% |
| Population growth rate rank | 85/197 | 187/197 |
Panama and Sri Lanka: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,126,005 | 9,661,389 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,159,870 | 9,899,372 | 3.01% | 2.46% |
| 1962 | 1,195,301 | 10,143,754 | 3.05% | 2.47% |
| 1963 | 1,232,124 | 10,395,040 | 3.08% | 2.48% |
| 1964 | 1,270,065 | 10,653,397 | 3.08% | 2.49% |
| 1965 | 1,308,835 | 10,916,965 | 3.05% | 2.47% |
| 1966 | 1,348,388 | 11,183,928 | 3.02% | 2.45% |
| 1967 | 1,388,628 | 11,457,328 | 2.98% | 2.44% |
| 1968 | 1,429,447 | 11,736,088 | 2.94% | 2.43% |
| 1969 | 1,470,886 | 12,013,858 | 2.9% | 2.37% |
| 1970 | 1,513,070 | 12,287,110 | 2.87% | 2.27% |
| 1971 | 1,556,081 | 12,551,910 | 2.84% | 2.16% |
| 1972 | 1,599,723 | 12,809,205 | 2.8% | 2.05% |
| 1973 | 1,643,690 | 13,060,916 | 2.75% | 1.97% |
| 1974 | 1,687,926 | 13,305,693 | 2.69% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 1,732,389 | 13,548,984 | 2.63% | 1.83% |
| 1976 | 1,776,935 | 13,796,770 | 2.57% | 1.83% |
| 1977 | 1,821,543 | 14,049,371 | 2.51% | 1.83% |
| 1978 | 1,866,311 | 14,310,128 | 2.46% | 1.86% |
| 1979 | 1,911,552 | 14,579,614 | 2.42% | 1.88% |
| 1980 | 1,957,534 | 14,847,974 | 2.41% | 1.84% |
| 1981 | 2,004,418 | 15,099,414 | 2.4% | 1.69% |
| 1982 | 2,052,271 | 15,286,567 | 2.39% | 1.24% |
| 1983 | 2,101,106 | 15,388,794 | 2.38% | 0.67% |
| 1984 | 2,150,782 | 15,441,860 | 2.36% | 0.34% |
| 1985 | 2,200,915 | 15,544,154 | 2.33% | 0.66% |
| 1986 | 2,251,325 | 15,731,256 | 2.29% | 1.2% |
| 1987 | 2,301,970 | 15,916,576 | 2.25% | 1.18% |
| 1988 | 2,352,848 | 16,078,621 | 2.21% | 1.02% |
| 1989 | 2,403,820 | 16,248,557 | 2.17% | 1.06% |
| 1990 | 2,455,583 | 16,352,458 | 2.15% | 0.64% |
| 1991 | 2,508,265 | 16,475,354 | 2.15% | 0.75% |
| 1992 | 2,561,336 | 16,739,284 | 2.12% | 1.6% |
| 1993 | 2,615,099 | 17,025,918 | 2.1% | 1.71% |
| 1994 | 2,669,546 | 17,275,773 | 2.08% | 1.47% |
| 1995 | 2,724,557 | 17,564,068 | 2.06% | 1.67% |
| 1996 | 2,780,227 | 17,905,018 | 2.04% | 1.94% |
| 1997 | 2,836,695 | 18,248,200 | 2.03% | 1.92% |
| 1998 | 2,893,914 | 18,596,003 | 2.02% | 1.91% |
| 1999 | 2,951,822 | 18,944,731 | 2% | 1.88% |
| 2000 | 3,010,369 | 19,293,054 | 1.98% | 1.84% |
| 2001 | 3,069,537 | 19,600,362 | 1.97% | 1.59% |
| 2002 | 3,129,344 | 19,805,752 | 1.95% | 1.05% |
| 2003 | 3,189,807 | 19,951,521 | 1.93% | 0.74% |
| 2004 | 3,251,155 | 20,087,605 | 1.92% | 0.68% |
| 2005 | 3,313,026 | 20,216,524 | 1.9% | 0.64% |
| 2006 | 3,375,024 | 20,352,411 | 1.87% | 0.67% |
| 2007 | 3,437,490 | 20,492,545 | 1.85% | 0.69% |
| 2008 | 3,500,648 | 20,629,378 | 1.84% | 0.67% |
| 2009 | 3,564,381 | 20,756,435 | 1.82% | 0.62% |
| 2010 | 3,628,535 | 20,879,089 | 1.8% | 0.59% |
| 2011 | 3,693,505 | 21,009,048 | 1.79% | 0.62% |
| 2012 | 3,759,256 | 21,169,458 | 1.78% | 0.76% |
| 2013 | 3,825,329 | 20,585,000 | 1.76% | -2.76% |
| 2014 | 3,892,101 | 20,778,000 | 1.75% | 0.94% |
| 2015 | 3,960,035 | 20,970,000 | 1.75% | 0.92% |
| 2016 | 4,029,086 | 21,209,000 | 1.74% | 1.14% |
| 2017 | 4,098,707 | 21,453,000 | 1.73% | 1.15% |
| 2018 | 4,167,860 | 21,670,000 | 1.69% | 1.01% |
| 2019 | 4,234,700 | 21,803,000 | 1.6% | 0.61% |
| 2020 | 4,293,261 | 21,919,000 | 1.38% | 0.53% |
| 2021 | 4,345,405 | 22,156,000 | 1.21% | 1.08% |
| 2022 | 4,400,773 | 22,181,000 | 1.27% | 0.11% |
| 2023 | 4,458,759 | 22,037,000 | 1.32% | -0.65% |
| 2024 | 4,515,577 | 21,916,000 | 1.27% | -0.55% |
| 2025 | 4,571,195 | 22,035,440 | 1.23% | 0.54% |
| 2026 | 4,625,720 | 22,148,172 | 1.19% | 0.51% |
| 2027 | 4,679,241 | 22,255,601 | 1.16% | 0.49% |
| 2028 | 4,731,818 | 22,357,682 | 1.12% | 0.46% |
| 2029 | 4,783,378 | 22,453,922 | 1.09% | 0.43% |
| 2030 | 4,833,856 | 22,546,245 | 1.06% | 0.41% |
| 2031 | 4,883,390 | 22,635,106 | 1.02% | 0.39% |
| 2032 | 4,932,075 | 22,720,118 | 1% | 0.38% |
| 2033 | 4,979,812 | 22,802,043 | 0.97% | 0.36% |
| 2034 | 5,026,494 | 22,879,527 | 0.94% | 0.34% |
| 2035 | 5,072,267 | 22,952,739 | 0.91% | 0.32% |
| 2036 | 5,117,124 | 23,022,027 | 0.88% | 0.3% |
| 2037 | 5,161,085 | 23,088,877 | 0.86% | 0.29% |
| 2038 | 5,204,053 | 23,152,480 | 0.83% | 0.28% |
| 2039 | 5,245,902 | 23,211,633 | 0.8% | 0.26% |
| 2040 | 5,286,595 | 23,265,986 | 0.78% | 0.23% |
| 2041 | 5,326,183 | 23,315,260 | 0.75% | 0.21% |
| 2042 | 5,364,671 | 23,359,578 | 0.72% | 0.19% |
| 2043 | 5,402,037 | 23,398,752 | 0.7% | 0.17% |
| 2044 | 5,438,259 | 23,433,096 | 0.67% | 0.15% |
| 2045 | 5,473,283 | 23,464,943 | 0.64% | 0.14% |
| 2046 | 5,507,148 | 23,492,738 | 0.62% | 0.12% |
| 2047 | 5,539,873 | 23,512,629 | 0.59% | 0.08% |
| 2048 | 5,571,404 | 23,525,953 | 0.57% | 0.06% |
| 2049 | 5,601,670 | 23,533,940 | 0.54% | 0.03% |
| 2050 | 5,630,681 | 23,538,230 | 0.52% | 0.02% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Panama increased by 647,009 people (a 19.5% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 753,476 people (a 3.73% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Panama gained 654,958 (a 16.5% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 1,155,995 (a 5.51% growth).
Panama was ranked 128th most populous country in 2005 and is still 128th in 2025. Sri Lanka was ranked 53rd in 2005 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.38% to 23,538,230 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.
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 |
| Colombo | 753K |
| Gampaha | 191K |
| Beruwala | 165K |
| Negombo | 142K |
| Kandy | 120K |
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | 116K |
| Trincomalee | 99.1K |
| Galle | 93.1K |
| Matara | 68.2K |
| Anuradhapura | 63.2K |
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Population differences between Panama and Sri Lanka
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| Life expectancy | 80 years | 77.9 years |
| Average age | 33.3 years | 35.8 years |
| Median age | 30.9 years | 34.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50:50 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.12 births per woman | 1.97 births per woman |
| Population density | 157.7 ppl/mi² | 918 ppl/mi² |
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