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Population in Panama compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Panama was 4,515,577 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Panama's population is 4,642,198 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 4.78 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 2006, the population of Panama has increased from 3.38M people to 4.64M (37.5% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Panama vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Panama
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Panama Sri Lanka
2100 5,947,731 20,270,496
2099 5,958,919 20,383,669
2098 5,969,676 20,498,567
2097 5,979,860 20,611,123
2096 5,989,615 20,723,560
2095 5,998,960 20,834,629
2094 6,007,655 20,943,809
2093 6,015,893 21,052,131
2092 6,023,482 21,158,833
2091 6,030,584 21,263,961
2090 6,037,116 21,371,263
2089 6,043,194 21,475,426
2088 6,048,506 21,577,177
2087 6,053,252 21,677,510
2086 6,057,347 21,777,420
2085 6,060,940 21,876,464
2084 6,063,735 21,970,336
2083 6,065,863 22,062,801
2082 6,067,171 22,151,745
2081 6,067,635 22,240,834
2080 6,067,317 22,326,555
2079 6,066,164 22,411,438
2078 6,064,127 22,489,772
2077 6,061,297 22,565,028
2076 6,057,645 22,637,463
2075 6,053,134 22,707,112
2074 6,047,620 22,778,489
2073 6,041,318 22,844,703
2072 6,034,065 22,905,707
2071 6,026,051 22,964,866
2070 6,017,288 23,022,515
2069 6,007,621 23,076,310
2068 5,997,109 23,129,541
2067 5,985,932 23,184,596
2066 5,973,853 23,234,419
2065 5,961,039 23,285,901
2064 5,947,320 23,331,390
2063 5,932,822 23,372,184
2062 5,917,367 23,409,522
2061 5,900,972 23,441,893
2060 5,883,654 23,474,032
2059 5,865,433 23,502,132
2058 5,846,037 23,528,076
2057 5,825,696 23,550,580
2056 5,804,369 23,570,923
2055 5,781,900 23,582,432
2054 5,758,339 23,591,414
2053 5,733,538 23,601,371
2052 5,707,562 23,605,361
2051 5,680,231 23,606,194
2050 5,651,617 23,603,330
2049 5,621,841 23,597,604
2048 5,590,701 23,587,307
2047 5,558,382 23,570,881
2046 5,524,843 23,547,409
2045 5,490,228 23,515,133
2044 5,454,371 23,483,546
2043 5,417,316 23,446,242
2042 5,379,169 23,404,983
2041 5,339,872 23,357,358
2040 5,299,492 23,306,148
2039 5,257,983 23,248,341
2038 5,215,284 23,187,512
2037 5,171,497 23,120,775
2036 5,126,814 23,053,427
2035 5,081,210 22,981,808
2034 5,034,708 22,906,587
2033 4,987,247 22,826,414
2032 4,938,646 22,742,267
2031 4,889,260 22,655,907
2030 4,838,970 22,564,038
2029 4,787,654 22,470,759
2028 4,735,214 22,370,999
2027 4,681,847 22,266,017
2026 4,627,497 22,155,543
2025 4,572,106 22,039,908
2024 4,515,577 21,916,000
2023 4,458,759 22,037,000
2022 4,400,773 22,181,000
2021 4,345,405 22,156,000
2020 4,293,261 21,919,000
2019 4,234,700 21,803,000
2018 4,167,860 21,670,000
2017 4,098,707 21,453,000
2016 4,029,086 21,209,000
2015 3,960,035 20,970,000
2014 3,892,101 20,778,000
2013 3,825,329 20,585,000
2012 3,759,256 21,169,458
2011 3,693,505 21,009,048
2010 3,628,535 20,879,089
2009 3,564,381 20,756,435
2008 3,500,648 20,629,378
2007 3,437,490 20,492,545
2006 3,375,024 20,352,411
2005 3,313,026 20,216,524
2004 3,251,155 20,087,605
2003 3,189,807 19,951,521
2002 3,129,344 19,805,752
2001 3,069,537 19,600,362
2000 3,010,369 19,293,054
1999 2,951,822 18,944,731
1998 2,893,914 18,596,003
1997 2,836,695 18,248,200
1996 2,780,227 17,905,018
1995 2,724,557 17,564,068
1994 2,669,546 17,275,773
1993 2,615,099 17,025,918
1992 2,561,336 16,739,284
1991 2,508,265 16,475,354
1990 2,455,583 16,352,458
1989 2,403,820 16,248,557
1988 2,352,848 16,078,621
1987 2,301,970 15,916,576
1986 2,251,325 15,731,256
1985 2,200,915 15,544,154
1984 2,150,782 15,441,860
1983 2,101,106 15,388,794
1982 2,052,271 15,286,567
1981 2,004,418 15,099,414
1980 1,957,534 14,847,974
1979 1,911,552 14,579,614
1978 1,866,311 14,310,128
1977 1,821,543 14,049,371
1976 1,776,935 13,796,770
1975 1,732,389 13,548,984
1974 1,687,926 13,305,693
1973 1,643,690 13,060,916
1972 1,599,723 12,809,205
1971 1,556,081 12,551,910
1970 1,513,070 12,287,110
1969 1,470,886 12,013,858
1968 1,429,447 11,736,088
1967 1,388,628 11,457,328
1966 1,348,388 11,183,928
1965 1,308,835 10,916,965
1964 1,270,065 10,653,397
1963 1,232,124 10,395,040
1962 1,195,301 10,143,754
1961 1,159,870 9,899,372
1960 1,126,005 9,661,389

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Panama increased by 654,062 people (a 19.4% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Panama gained 613,112 people (a 15.2% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Panama was ranked 128th most populous country in 2006 and is still 128th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Panama is projected to reach its peak in 2081 at 6.07M people compared to the peak of 23.6M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Panama
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Panama Sri Lanka
2100 -0.19% -0.56%
2099 -0.18% -0.56%
2098 -0.17% -0.55%
2097 -0.16% -0.54%
2096 -0.16% -0.53%
2095 -0.14% -0.52%
2094 -0.14% -0.51%
2093 -0.13% -0.5%
2092 -0.12% -0.49%
2091 -0.11% -0.5%
2090 -0.1% -0.49%
2089 -0.09% -0.47%
2088 -0.08% -0.46%
2087 -0.07% -0.46%
2086 -0.06% -0.45%
2085 -0.05% -0.43%
2084 -0.04% -0.42%
2083 -0.02% -0.4%
2082 -0.008% -0.4%
2081 0.005% -0.38%
2080 0.02% -0.38%
2079 0.03% -0.35%
2078 0.05% -0.33%
2077 0.06% -0.32%
2076 0.07% -0.31%
2075 0.09% -0.31%
2074 0.1% -0.29%
2073 0.12% -0.27%
2072 0.13% -0.26%
2071 0.15% -0.25%
2070 0.16% -0.23%
2069 0.18% -0.23%
2068 0.19% -0.24%
2067 0.2% -0.21%
2066 0.21% -0.22%
2065 0.23% -0.19%
2064 0.24% -0.17%
2063 0.26% -0.16%
2062 0.28% -0.14%
2061 0.29% -0.14%
2060 0.31% -0.12%
2059 0.33% -0.11%
2058 0.35% -0.1%
2057 0.37% -0.09%
2056 0.39% -0.05%
2055 0.41% -0.04%
2054 0.43% -0.04%
2053 0.46% -0.02%
2052 0.48% -0.004%
2051 0.51% 0.01%
2050 0.53% 0.02%
2049 0.56% 0.04%
2048 0.58% 0.07%
2047 0.61% 0.1%
2046 0.63% 0.14%
2045 0.66% 0.13%
2044 0.68% 0.16%
2043 0.71% 0.18%
2042 0.74% 0.2%
2041 0.76% 0.22%
2040 0.79% 0.25%
2039 0.82% 0.26%
2038 0.85% 0.29%
2037 0.87% 0.29%
2036 0.9% 0.31%
2035 0.92% 0.33%
2034 0.95% 0.35%
2033 0.98% 0.37%
2032 1.01% 0.38%
2031 1.04% 0.41%
2030 1.07% 0.42%
2029 1.11% 0.45%
2028 1.14% 0.47%
2027 1.17% 0.5%
2026 1.21% 0.52%
2025 1.25% 0.57%
2024 1.27% -0.55%
2023 1.32% -0.65%
2022 1.27% 0.11%
2021 1.21% 1.08%
2020 1.38% 0.53%
2019 1.6% 0.61%
2018 1.69% 1.01%
2017 1.73% 1.15%
2016 1.74% 1.14%
2015 1.75% 0.92%
2014 1.75% 0.94%
2013 1.76% -2.76%
2012 1.78% 0.76%
2011 1.79% 0.62%
2010 1.8% 0.59%
2009 1.82% 0.62%
2008 1.84% 0.67%
2007 1.85% 0.69%
2006 1.87% 0.67%
2005 1.9% 0.64%
2004 1.92% 0.68%
2003 1.93% 0.74%
2002 1.95% 1.05%
2001 1.97% 1.59%
2000 1.98% 1.84%
1999 2% 1.88%
1998 2.02% 1.91%
1997 2.03% 1.92%
1996 2.04% 1.94%
1995 2.06% 1.67%
1994 2.08% 1.47%
1993 2.1% 1.71%
1992 2.12% 1.6%
1991 2.15% 0.75%
1990 2.15% 0.64%
1989 2.17% 1.06%
1988 2.21% 1.02%
1987 2.25% 1.18%
1986 2.29% 1.2%
1985 2.33% 0.66%
1984 2.36% 0.34%
1983 2.38% 0.67%
1982 2.39% 1.24%
1981 2.4% 1.69%
1980 2.41% 1.84%
1979 2.42% 1.88%
1978 2.46% 1.86%
1977 2.51% 1.83%
1976 2.57% 1.83%
1975 2.63% 1.83%
1974 2.69% 1.87%
1973 2.75% 1.97%
1972 2.8% 2.05%
1971 2.84% 2.16%
1970 2.87% 2.27%
1969 2.9% 2.37%
1968 2.94% 2.43%
1967 2.98% 2.44%
1966 3.02% 2.45%
1965 3.05% 2.47%
1964 3.08% 2.49%
1963 3.08% 2.48%
1962 3.05% 2.47%
1961 3.01% 2.46%

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 Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Panama Sri Lanka
Current population
4642198
22185425
Population rank 128/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.27%
One net population change
9.25 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
7.35 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
24.7 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +156 -332
Annual growth/decline +56,818 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 83/197 188/197
One migration net change every
1.43 hours
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change +6,151 -30,724
Net migration rank 49/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 477,749 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 81/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 63/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Panama
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Panama Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 6,151 - -30,724
2024 - 6,706 - -27,245
2023 50,197 7,262 66,111 -28,011
2022 50,556 7,967 95,378 -27,435
2021 46,747 5,473 121,858 -29,586
2020 46,599 5,473 170,968 -29,875
2019 54,420 10,623 172,243 -28,426
2018 57,508 11,130 183,610 -28,607
2017 58,607 11,059 187,993 -22,324
2016 59,454 10,109 194,232 -18,388
2015 59,896 8,648 201,815 -29,797
2014 60,227 7,105 211,541 -33,672
2013 60,295 5,926 221,021 -37,754
2012 60,471 5,447 229,138 -41,955
2011 60,411 5,167 224,461 -90,839
2010 59,418 4,953 224,325 -98,060
2009 59,168 4,765 200,175 -81,130
2008 58,961 4,568 232,225 -97,144
2007 58,454 4,330 248,287 -109,695
2006 58,067 4,087 248,706 -107,045
2005 58,014 3,843 248,683 -118,594
2004 58,281 3,596 212,527 -84,795
2003 57,458 3,352 252,008 -107,573
2002 57,011 3,099 252,840 -105,718
2001 56,654 2,856 244,377 19,273
2000 56,236 2,602 227,060 123,894
1999 55,911 2,341 206,876 138,799
1998 55,482 2,084 201,059 150,724
1997 55,060 1,820 208,193 135,636
1996 54,512 1,533 215,290 127,236
1995 54,069 1,221 221,957 117,416
1994 53,845 899 228,904 8,323
1993 53,591 560 226,257 36,232
1992 53,186 182 222,230 88,542
1991 53,079 -305 218,117 -1,047
1990 53,451 -854 224,454 -195,736
1989 52,295 -1,368 212,401 -33,305
1988 52,767 -1,750 219,184 -58,415
1987 52,690 -1,953 226,414 -63,105
1986 52,681 -2,136 233,782 -26,460
1985 52,573 -2,297 247,836 -80,950
1984 52,436 -2,435 263,175 -225,450
1983 51,880 -2,518 277,768 -209,362
1982 50,858 -2,554 300,030 -163,987
1981 50,018 -2,620 328,096 -89,824
1980 49,077 -2,701 328,155 -63,541
1979 48,362 -2,772 329,791 -57,683
1978 47,694 -2,811 317,055 -50,189
1977 47,438 -2,792 300,038 -45,383
1976 47,307 -2,727 291,816 -41,258
1975 47,149 -2,635 282,496 -37,475
1974 46,932 -2,531 275,521 -33,979
1973 46,540 -2,464 278,577 -30,582
1972 46,311 -2,448 282,494 -27,071
1971 45,867 -2,454 281,200 -22,021
1970 45,075 -2,476 286,719 -16,299
1969 44,278 -2,510 286,218 -10,152
1968 43,641 -2,528 286,642 -7,163
1967 43,054 -2,528 284,738 -6,696
1966 42,457 -2,500 275,549 -6,794
1965 41,604 -2,454 272,422 -7,249
1964 40,806 -2,418 269,584 -7,614
1963 39,872 -2,380 262,880 -8,118
1962 38,537 -2,377 256,719 -8,909
1961 37,100 -2,394 251,087 -10,144
1960 35,431 -2,409 247,631 -12,610

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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 477,749 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Panama, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
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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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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