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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Panama was 4,515,577 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Panama's population is 4,642,198 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 15.8 times bigger than Panama's.
  • Panama is ranked the 128th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 0.94% of the world: 0.06% for Panama vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Panama has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Panama has increased from 3.38M people to 4.64M (37.5% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Panama vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Panama
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Panama Tanzania
2100 5,947,731 265,496,854
2099 5,958,919 263,162,785
2098 5,969,676 260,809,535
2097 5,979,860 258,412,520
2096 5,989,615 255,996,677
2095 5,998,960 253,567,416
2094 6,007,655 251,119,386
2093 6,015,893 248,628,881
2092 6,023,482 246,107,108
2091 6,030,584 243,557,182
2090 6,037,116 241,002,065
2089 6,043,194 238,416,591
2088 6,048,506 235,797,530
2087 6,053,252 233,167,455
2086 6,057,347 230,496,041
2085 6,060,940 227,800,292
2084 6,063,735 225,111,530
2083 6,065,863 222,421,279
2082 6,067,171 219,718,263
2081 6,067,635 216,995,478
2080 6,067,317 214,255,926
2079 6,066,164 211,486,253
2078 6,064,127 208,708,063
2077 6,061,297 205,918,120
2076 6,057,645 203,106,125
2075 6,053,134 200,297,474
2074 6,047,620 197,468,017
2073 6,041,318 194,642,633
2072 6,034,065 191,824,103
2071 6,026,051 188,992,017
2070 6,017,288 186,152,377
2069 6,007,621 183,311,218
2068 5,997,109 180,475,586
2067 5,985,932 177,639,469
2066 5,973,853 174,803,090
2065 5,961,039 171,913,445
2064 5,947,320 169,064,549
2063 5,932,822 166,217,933
2062 5,917,367 163,370,044
2061 5,900,972 160,537,159
2060 5,883,654 157,722,273
2059 5,865,433 154,920,005
2058 5,846,037 152,120,539
2057 5,825,696 149,325,489
2056 5,804,369 146,519,472
2055 5,781,900 143,736,540
2054 5,758,339 140,983,905
2053 5,733,538 138,262,668
2052 5,707,562 135,553,723
2051 5,680,231 132,851,383
2050 5,651,617 130,157,751
2049 5,621,841 127,495,278
2048 5,590,701 124,821,109
2047 5,558,382 122,158,290
2046 5,524,843 119,522,516
2045 5,490,228 116,914,785
2044 5,454,371 114,329,740
2043 5,417,316 111,776,234
2042 5,379,169 109,241,835
2041 5,339,872 106,748,632
2040 5,299,492 104,272,418
2039 5,257,983 101,814,304
2038 5,215,284 99,380,232
2037 5,171,497 96,983,729
2036 5,126,814 94,601,865
2035 5,081,210 92,257,269
2034 5,034,708 89,929,444
2033 4,987,247 87,654,982
2032 4,938,646 85,409,993
2031 4,889,260 83,180,507
2030 4,838,970 80,997,163
2029 4,787,654 78,838,461
2028 4,735,214 76,730,649
2027 4,681,847 74,647,063
2026 4,627,497 72,589,279
2025 4,572,106 70,552,589
2024 4,515,577 68,560,157
2023 4,458,759 66,617,606
2022 4,400,773 64,711,821
2021 4,345,405 62,830,412
2020 4,293,261 60,972,798
2019 4,234,700 59,174,891
2018 4,167,860 57,437,145
2017 4,098,707 55,652,890
2016 4,029,086 53,824,013
2015 3,960,035 52,020,962
2014 3,892,101 50,351,512
2013 3,825,329 48,824,128
2012 3,759,256 47,374,260
2011 3,693,505 46,029,367
2010 3,628,535 44,758,488
2009 3,564,381 43,633,982
2008 3,500,648 42,570,728
2007 3,437,490 41,435,512
2006 3,375,024 40,294,902
2005 3,313,026 39,182,076
2004 3,251,155 38,109,668
2003 3,189,807 37,089,555
2002 3,129,344 36,121,304
2001 3,069,537 35,198,299
2000 3,010,369 34,260,139
1999 2,951,822 33,300,330
1998 2,893,914 32,420,458
1997 2,836,695 31,578,089
1996 2,780,227 30,945,762
1995 2,724,557 30,383,497
1994 2,669,546 29,442,356
1993 2,615,099 28,332,692
1992 2,561,336 27,457,588
1991 2,508,265 26,780,436
1990 2,455,583 26,110,207
1989 2,403,820 25,438,759
1988 2,352,848 24,769,686
1987 2,301,970 24,030,378
1986 2,251,325 23,258,959
1985 2,200,915 22,501,693
1984 2,150,782 21,779,066
1983 2,101,106 21,079,874
1982 2,052,271 20,398,571
1981 2,004,418 19,784,703
1980 1,957,534 19,189,769
1979 1,911,552 18,592,038
1978 1,866,311 17,976,566
1977 1,821,543 17,352,929
1976 1,776,935 16,736,211
1975 1,732,389 16,138,361
1974 1,687,926 15,561,630
1973 1,643,690 15,010,101
1972 1,599,723 14,479,308
1971 1,556,081 13,971,451
1970 1,513,070 13,492,677
1969 1,470,886 13,036,700
1968 1,429,447 12,602,076
1967 1,388,628 12,200,109
1966 1,348,388 11,827,459
1965 1,308,835 11,470,728
1964 1,270,065 11,127,826
1963 1,232,124 10,799,528
1962 1,195,301 10,487,756
1961 1,159,870 10,187,886
1960 1,126,005 9,901,419

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 Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Panama gained 613,112 people (a 15.2% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Panama was ranked 128th most populous country in 2006 and is still 128th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Panama is projected to reach its peak in 2081 at 6.07M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Panama
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Panama Tanzania
2100 -0.19% 0.89%
2099 -0.18% 0.9%
2098 -0.17% 0.93%
2097 -0.16% 0.94%
2096 -0.16% 0.96%
2095 -0.14% 0.97%
2094 -0.14% 1%
2093 -0.13% 1.02%
2092 -0.12% 1.05%
2091 -0.11% 1.06%
2090 -0.1% 1.08%
2089 -0.09% 1.11%
2088 -0.08% 1.13%
2087 -0.07% 1.16%
2086 -0.06% 1.18%
2085 -0.05% 1.19%
2084 -0.04% 1.21%
2083 -0.02% 1.23%
2082 -0.008% 1.25%
2081 0.005% 1.28%
2080 0.02% 1.31%
2079 0.03% 1.33%
2078 0.05% 1.35%
2077 0.06% 1.38%
2076 0.07% 1.4%
2075 0.09% 1.43%
2074 0.1% 1.45%
2073 0.12% 1.47%
2072 0.13% 1.5%
2071 0.15% 1.53%
2070 0.16% 1.55%
2069 0.18% 1.57%
2068 0.19% 1.6%
2067 0.2% 1.62%
2066 0.21% 1.68%
2065 0.23% 1.69%
2064 0.24% 1.71%
2063 0.26% 1.74%
2062 0.28% 1.76%
2061 0.29% 1.78%
2060 0.31% 1.81%
2059 0.33% 1.84%
2058 0.35% 1.87%
2057 0.37% 1.92%
2056 0.39% 1.94%
2055 0.41% 1.95%
2054 0.43% 1.97%
2053 0.46% 2%
2052 0.48% 2.03%
2051 0.51% 2.07%
2050 0.53% 2.09%
2049 0.56% 2.14%
2048 0.58% 2.18%
2047 0.61% 2.21%
2046 0.63% 2.23%
2045 0.66% 2.26%
2044 0.68% 2.28%
2043 0.71% 2.32%
2042 0.74% 2.34%
2041 0.76% 2.37%
2040 0.79% 2.41%
2039 0.82% 2.45%
2038 0.85% 2.47%
2037 0.87% 2.52%
2036 0.9% 2.54%
2035 0.92% 2.59%
2034 0.95% 2.59%
2033 0.98% 2.63%
2032 1.01% 2.68%
2031 1.04% 2.7%
2030 1.07% 2.74%
2029 1.11% 2.75%
2028 1.14% 2.79%
2027 1.17% 2.83%
2026 1.21% 2.89%
2025 1.25% 2.91%
2024 1.27% 2.92%
2023 1.32% 2.95%
2022 1.27% 2.99%
2021 1.21% 3.05%
2020 1.38% 3.04%
2019 1.6% 3.03%
2018 1.69% 3.21%
2017 1.73% 3.4%
2016 1.74% 3.47%
2015 1.75% 3.32%
2014 1.75% 3.13%
2013 1.76% 3.06%
2012 1.78% 2.92%
2011 1.79% 2.84%
2010 1.8% 2.58%
2009 1.82% 2.5%
2008 1.84% 2.74%
2007 1.85% 2.83%
2006 1.87% 2.84%
2005 1.9% 2.81%
2004 1.92% 2.75%
2003 1.93% 2.68%
2002 1.95% 2.62%
2001 1.97% 2.74%
2000 1.98% 2.88%
1999 2% 2.71%
1998 2.02% 2.67%
1997 2.03% 2.04%
1996 2.04% 1.85%
1995 2.06% 3.2%
1994 2.08% 3.92%
1993 2.1% 3.19%
1992 2.12% 2.53%
1991 2.15% 2.57%
1990 2.15% 2.64%
1989 2.17% 2.7%
1988 2.21% 3.08%
1987 2.25% 3.32%
1986 2.29% 3.37%
1985 2.33% 3.32%
1984 2.36% 3.32%
1983 2.38% 3.34%
1982 2.39% 3.1%
1981 2.4% 3.1%
1980 2.41% 3.21%
1979 2.42% 3.42%
1978 2.46% 3.59%
1977 2.51% 3.68%
1976 2.57% 3.7%
1975 2.63% 3.71%
1974 2.69% 3.67%
1973 2.75% 3.67%
1972 2.8% 3.63%
1971 2.84% 3.55%
1970 2.87% 3.5%
1969 2.9% 3.45%
1968 2.94% 3.29%
1967 2.98% 3.15%
1966 3.02% 3.11%
1965 3.05% 3.08%
1964 3.08% 3.04%
1963 3.08% 2.97%
1962 3.05% 2.94%
1961 3.01% 2.89%

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 Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Panama Tanzania
Current population
4642198
73145892
Population rank 128/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.88%
One net population change
9.25 minutes
16.2 seconds
One birth every
7.35 minutes
13.4 seconds
One death every
24.7 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +156 +5,322
Annual growth/decline +56,818 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 83/197 18/197
One migration net change every
1.43 hours
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change +6,151 -12,730
Net migration rank 49/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 477,749 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 81/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 63/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Panama
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Panama Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 6,151 - -12,730
2024 - 6,706 - -29,865
2023 50,197 7,262 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 50,556 7,967 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 46,747 5,473 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 46,599 5,473 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 54,420 10,623 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 57,508 11,130 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 58,607 11,059 1,726,909 119,142
2016 59,454 10,109 1,659,502 152,194
2015 59,896 8,648 1,592,882 201,495
2014 60,227 7,105 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 60,295 5,926 1,509,008 1,241
2012 60,471 5,447 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 60,411 5,167 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 59,418 4,953 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 59,168 4,765 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 58,961 4,568 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 58,454 4,330 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 58,067 4,087 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 58,014 3,843 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 58,281 3,596 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 57,458 3,352 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 57,011 3,099 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 56,654 2,856 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 56,236 2,602 985,185 -9,701
1999 55,911 2,341 948,659 -4,489
1998 55,482 2,084 920,806 -105,184
1997 55,060 1,820 882,544 -13,400
1996 54,512 1,533 868,524 -473,007
1995 54,069 1,221 838,980 -109,971
1994 53,845 899 803,953 349,348
1993 53,591 560 778,044 288,004
1992 53,186 182 767,961 -83,825
1991 53,079 -305 762,011 -91,851
1990 53,451 -854 750,825 -80,529
1989 52,295 -1,368 743,854 -71,268
1988 52,767 -1,750 736,551 -71,012
1987 52,690 -1,953 718,580 94,498
1986 52,681 -2,136 705,677 24,101
1985 52,573 -2,297 697,867 86,864
1984 52,436 -2,435 687,435 -26,938
1983 51,880 -2,518 679,720 58,161
1982 50,858 -2,554 662,627 -37,883
1981 50,018 -2,620 645,496 -42,485
1980 49,077 -2,701 629,444 -42,588
1979 48,362 -2,772 613,388 -4,792
1978 47,694 -2,811 595,024 27,307
1977 47,438 -2,792 574,938 49,997
1976 47,307 -2,727 553,617 54,875
1975 47,149 -2,635 533,906 53,290
1974 46,932 -2,531 515,152 51,127
1973 46,540 -2,464 488,429 48,363
1972 46,311 -2,448 467,305 57,489
1971 45,867 -2,454 449,014 41,900
1970 45,075 -2,476 427,988 38,635
1969 44,278 -2,510 408,322 37,006
1968 43,641 -2,528 389,467 34,455
1967 43,054 -2,528 374,763 5,265
1966 42,457 -2,500 360,229 5,049
1965 41,604 -2,454 343,456 4,742
1964 40,806 -2,418 328,527 9,090
1963 39,872 -2,380 314,644 4,333
1962 38,537 -2,377 300,663 3,916
1961 37,100 -2,394 286,839 8,338
1960 35,431 -2,409 275,814 1,946

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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 477,749 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Panama, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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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