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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Panama was 4,515,577 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Panama's population is 4,642,198 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 11.5 times bigger than Panama's.
  • Panama is ranked the 128th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.7% of the world: 0.06% for Panama vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Panama has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Panama has increased from 3.38M people to 4.64M (37.5% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Panama vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Panama
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Panama Sudan
2100 5,947,731 137,695,876
2099 5,958,919 137,114,644
2098 5,969,676 136,500,499
2097 5,979,860 135,860,701
2096 5,989,615 135,222,218
2095 5,998,960 134,553,615
2094 6,007,655 133,902,112
2093 6,015,893 133,186,791
2092 6,023,482 132,427,642
2091 6,030,584 131,674,049
2090 6,037,116 130,893,042
2089 6,043,194 130,075,970
2088 6,048,506 129,234,968
2087 6,053,252 128,358,981
2086 6,057,347 127,463,823
2085 6,060,940 126,555,673
2084 6,063,735 125,612,419
2083 6,065,863 124,663,868
2082 6,067,171 123,716,124
2081 6,067,635 122,772,016
2080 6,067,317 121,805,246
2079 6,066,164 120,822,781
2078 6,064,127 119,802,944
2077 6,061,297 118,776,597
2076 6,057,645 117,748,457
2075 6,053,134 116,688,549
2074 6,047,620 115,601,159
2073 6,041,318 114,499,847
2072 6,034,065 113,374,089
2071 6,026,051 112,235,978
2070 6,017,288 111,102,687
2069 6,007,621 109,945,533
2068 5,997,109 108,791,037
2067 5,985,932 107,581,192
2066 5,973,853 106,357,353
2065 5,961,039 105,145,307
2064 5,947,320 103,903,801
2063 5,932,822 102,642,643
2062 5,917,367 101,354,095
2061 5,900,972 100,067,335
2060 5,883,654 98,765,585
2059 5,865,433 97,461,067
2058 5,846,037 96,135,716
2057 5,825,696 94,800,344
2056 5,804,369 93,458,640
2055 5,781,900 92,089,717
2054 5,758,339 90,711,253
2053 5,733,538 89,342,122
2052 5,707,562 87,962,125
2051 5,680,231 86,581,277
2050 5,651,617 85,194,794
2049 5,621,841 83,803,171
2048 5,590,701 82,442,635
2047 5,558,382 81,085,689
2046 5,524,843 79,725,126
2045 5,490,228 78,359,927
2044 5,454,371 77,006,049
2043 5,417,316 75,652,858
2042 5,379,169 74,312,465
2041 5,339,872 72,968,877
2040 5,299,492 71,640,015
2039 5,257,983 70,319,906
2038 5,215,284 69,001,239
2037 5,171,497 67,665,904
2036 5,126,814 66,337,650
2035 5,081,210 65,001,359
2034 5,034,708 63,664,516
2033 4,987,247 62,329,849
2032 4,938,646 61,007,985
2031 4,889,260 59,695,860
2030 4,838,970 58,384,521
2029 4,787,654 57,082,767
2028 4,735,214 55,800,806
2027 4,681,847 54,523,219
2026 4,627,497 52,894,744
2025 4,572,106 51,256,148
2024 4,515,577 50,448,963
2023 4,458,759 50,042,791
2022 4,400,773 49,383,346
2021 4,345,405 48,066,924
2020 4,293,261 46,789,231
2019 4,234,700 45,548,175
2018 4,167,860 44,230,596
2017 4,098,707 42,714,306
2016 4,029,086 41,259,892
2015 3,960,035 40,024,431
2014 3,892,101 38,823,318
2013 3,825,329 37,785,849
2012 3,759,256 36,923,178
2011 3,693,505 36,140,806
2010 3,628,535 35,414,399
2009 3,564,381 34,569,113
2008 3,500,648 33,623,980
2007 3,437,490 32,764,135
2006 3,375,024 31,992,435
2005 3,313,026 31,262,444
2004 3,251,155 30,556,637
2003 3,189,807 29,896,035
2002 3,129,344 29,228,727
2001 3,069,537 28,516,770
2000 3,010,369 27,816,745
1999 2,951,822 27,130,613
1998 2,893,914 26,458,999
1997 2,836,695 25,799,821
1996 2,780,227 25,231,528
1995 2,724,557 24,672,143
1994 2,669,546 24,043,948
1993 2,615,099 23,445,592
1992 2,561,336 22,927,355
1991 2,508,265 22,470,676
1990 2,455,583 22,021,481
1989 2,403,820 21,578,022
1988 2,352,848 21,138,431
1987 2,301,970 20,704,904
1986 2,251,325 20,288,238
1985 2,200,915 19,905,872
1984 2,150,782 19,546,528
1983 2,101,106 19,109,770
1982 2,052,271 18,486,645
1981 2,004,418 17,780,572
1980 1,957,534 17,058,905
1979 1,911,552 16,355,352
1978 1,866,311 15,695,003
1977 1,821,543 15,086,614
1976 1,776,935 14,569,716
1975 1,732,389 14,064,798
1974 1,687,926 13,580,723
1973 1,643,690 13,049,315
1972 1,599,723 12,527,856
1971 1,556,081 12,105,539
1970 1,513,070 11,695,771
1969 1,470,886 11,298,936
1968 1,429,447 10,917,999
1967 1,388,628 10,550,597
1966 1,348,388 10,197,578
1965 1,308,835 9,858,030
1964 1,270,065 9,531,109
1963 1,232,124 9,218,077
1962 1,195,301 8,919,028
1961 1,159,870 8,634,941
1960 1,126,005 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Panama increased by 654,062 people (a 19.4% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Panama gained 613,112 people (a 15.2% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Panama was ranked 128th most populous country in 2006 and is still 128th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Panama is projected to reach its peak in 2081 at 6.07M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Panama
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Panama Sudan
2100 -0.19% 0.42%
2099 -0.18% 0.45%
2098 -0.17% 0.47%
2097 -0.16% 0.47%
2096 -0.16% 0.5%
2095 -0.14% 0.49%
2094 -0.14% 0.54%
2093 -0.13% 0.57%
2092 -0.12% 0.57%
2091 -0.11% 0.6%
2090 -0.1% 0.63%
2089 -0.09% 0.65%
2088 -0.08% 0.68%
2087 -0.07% 0.7%
2086 -0.06% 0.72%
2085 -0.05% 0.75%
2084 -0.04% 0.76%
2083 -0.02% 0.77%
2082 -0.008% 0.77%
2081 0.005% 0.79%
2080 0.02% 0.81%
2079 0.03% 0.85%
2078 0.05% 0.86%
2077 0.06% 0.87%
2076 0.07% 0.91%
2075 0.09% 0.94%
2074 0.1% 0.96%
2073 0.12% 0.99%
2072 0.13% 1.01%
2071 0.15% 1.02%
2070 0.16% 1.05%
2069 0.18% 1.06%
2068 0.19% 1.12%
2067 0.2% 1.15%
2066 0.21% 1.15%
2065 0.23% 1.19%
2064 0.24% 1.23%
2063 0.26% 1.27%
2062 0.28% 1.29%
2061 0.29% 1.32%
2060 0.31% 1.34%
2059 0.33% 1.38%
2058 0.35% 1.41%
2057 0.37% 1.44%
2056 0.39% 1.49%
2055 0.41% 1.52%
2054 0.43% 1.53%
2053 0.46% 1.57%
2052 0.48% 1.59%
2051 0.51% 1.63%
2050 0.53% 1.66%
2049 0.56% 1.65%
2048 0.58% 1.67%
2047 0.61% 1.71%
2046 0.63% 1.74%
2045 0.66% 1.76%
2044 0.68% 1.79%
2043 0.71% 1.8%
2042 0.74% 1.84%
2041 0.76% 1.85%
2040 0.79% 1.88%
2039 0.82% 1.91%
2038 0.85% 1.97%
2037 0.87% 2%
2036 0.9% 2.06%
2035 0.92% 2.1%
2034 0.95% 2.14%
2033 0.98% 2.17%
2032 1.01% 2.2%
2031 1.04% 2.25%
2030 1.07% 2.28%
2029 1.11% 2.3%
2028 1.14% 2.34%
2027 1.17% 3.08%
2026 1.21% 3.2%
2025 1.25% 1.6%
2024 1.27% 0.81%
2023 1.32% 1.34%
2022 1.27% 2.74%
2021 1.21% 2.73%
2020 1.38% 2.72%
2019 1.6% 2.98%
2018 1.69% 3.55%
2017 1.73% 3.53%
2016 1.74% 3.09%
2015 1.75% 3.09%
2014 1.75% 2.75%
2013 1.76% 2.34%
2012 1.78% 2.16%
2011 1.79% 2.05%
2010 1.8% 2.45%
2009 1.82% 2.81%
2008 1.84% 2.62%
2007 1.85% 2.41%
2006 1.87% 2.34%
2005 1.9% 2.31%
2004 1.92% 2.21%
2003 1.93% 2.28%
2002 1.95% 2.5%
2001 1.97% 2.52%
2000 1.98% 2.53%
1999 2% 2.54%
1998 2.02% 2.55%
1997 2.03% 2.25%
1996 2.04% 2.27%
1995 2.06% 2.61%
1994 2.08% 2.55%
1993 2.1% 2.26%
1992 2.12% 2.03%
1991 2.15% 2.04%
1990 2.15% 2.06%
1989 2.17% 2.08%
1988 2.21% 2.09%
1987 2.25% 2.05%
1986 2.29% 1.92%
1985 2.33% 1.84%
1984 2.36% 2.29%
1983 2.38% 3.37%
1982 2.39% 3.97%
1981 2.4% 4.23%
1980 2.41% 4.3%
1979 2.42% 4.21%
1978 2.46% 4.03%
1977 2.51% 3.55%
1976 2.57% 3.59%
1975 2.63% 3.56%
1974 2.69% 4.07%
1973 2.75% 4.16%
1972 2.8% 3.49%
1971 2.84% 3.5%
1970 2.87% 3.51%
1969 2.9% 3.49%
1968 2.94% 3.48%
1967 2.98% 3.46%
1966 3.02% 3.44%
1965 3.05% 3.43%
1964 3.08% 3.4%
1963 3.08% 3.35%
1962 3.05% 3.29%
1961 3.01% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/panama/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Panama grew by 1.27%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Panama Sudan
Current population
4642198
53335233
Population rank 128/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.64%
One net population change
9.25 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
7.35 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
24.7 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +156 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +56,818 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 83/197 116/197
One migration net change every
1.43 hours
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change +6,151 +291,469
Net migration rank 49/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 477,749 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 81/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 63/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Panama
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Panama Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 6,151 - 291,469
2024 - 6,706 - -544,257
2023 50,197 7,262 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 50,556 7,967 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 46,747 5,473 1,293,817 31,664
2020 46,599 5,473 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 54,420 10,623 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 57,508 11,130 1,257,387 125,499
2017 58,607 11,059 1,208,046 441,623
2016 59,454 10,109 1,174,422 84,728
2015 59,896 8,648 1,145,259 66,476
2014 60,227 7,105 1,097,962 92,504
2013 60,295 5,926 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 60,471 5,447 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 60,411 5,167 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 59,418 4,953 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 59,168 4,765 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 58,961 4,568 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 58,454 4,330 992,819 -201,769
2006 58,067 4,087 963,740 -211,387
2005 58,014 3,843 907,017 -199,378
2004 58,281 3,596 889,382 -185,392
2003 57,458 3,352 898,226 -281,001
2002 57,011 3,099 897,965 -180,603
2001 56,654 2,856 880,284 -173,745
2000 56,236 2,602 858,536 -165,030
1999 55,911 2,341 835,840 -157,090
1998 55,482 2,084 814,752 -150,271
1997 55,060 1,820 802,245 -148,368
1996 54,512 1,533 792,926 -310,221
1995 54,069 1,221 780,700 -144,670
1994 53,845 899 764,645 -144,324
1993 53,591 560 743,249 -166,861
1992 53,186 182 731,177 -271,093
1991 53,079 -305 714,612 -261,341
1990 53,451 -854 699,953 -254,825
1989 52,295 -1,368 683,743 -241,979
1988 52,767 -1,750 672,604 -235,213
1987 52,690 -1,953 658,416 -228,756
1986 52,681 -2,136 649,649 -245,968
1985 52,573 -2,297 583,382 -222,315
1984 52,436 -2,435 577,405 -219,755
1983 51,880 -2,518 570,198 -54,325
1982 50,858 -2,554 606,362 124,007
1981 50,018 -2,620 585,087 96,697
1980 49,077 -2,701 552,930 208,602
1979 48,362 -2,772 524,942 120,613
1978 47,694 -2,811 497,987 177,153
1977 47,438 -2,792 483,089 58,540
1976 47,307 -2,727 470,019 22,147
1975 47,149 -2,635 454,813 62,843
1974 46,932 -2,531 444,456 6,023
1973 46,540 -2,464 439,201 173,143
1972 46,311 -2,448 428,340 2,238
1971 45,867 -2,454 417,641 -3,577
1970 45,075 -2,476 401,013 4,479
1969 44,278 -2,510 385,712 2,476
1968 43,641 -2,528 370,917 2,776
1967 43,054 -2,528 356,599 4,508
1966 42,457 -2,500 342,118 2,813
1965 41,604 -2,454 327,799 6,367
1964 40,806 -2,418 315,166 4,505
1963 39,872 -2,380 302,132 4,263
1962 38,537 -2,377 287,317 4,387
1961 37,100 -2,394 272,562 3,904
1960 35,431 -2,409 262,235 2,194

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/panama/sudan | CC BY

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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 477,749 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Panama, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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