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

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The latest officially reported population of Panama was 4,571,189 in 2025 vs 71,619,863 people in Thailand in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Panama's population is 4,654,479 people compared to 71,565,981 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 15.4 times bigger than Panama's.
  • Panama is ranked the 128th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 0.92% of the world: 0.06% for Panama vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Panama has had an average growth rate of +1.47% per year vs +0.18% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Panama has increased from 3.38M people to 4.65M (37.9% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.51% growth).

Panama vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Panama
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Panama Thailand
2100 5,946,537 45,708,431
2099 5,957,723 46,053,146
2098 5,968,478 46,403,189
2097 5,978,660 46,757,918
2096 5,988,413 47,118,652
2095 5,997,756 47,484,043
2094 6,006,449 47,853,561
2093 6,014,686 48,226,682
2092 6,022,273 48,605,235
2091 6,029,373 48,984,504
2090 6,035,905 49,368,049
2089 6,041,981 49,756,629
2088 6,047,292 50,142,276
2087 6,052,037 50,532,164
2086 6,056,131 50,925,294
2085 6,059,724 51,321,960
2084 6,062,518 51,724,454
2083 6,064,646 52,127,592
2082 6,065,953 52,533,368
2081 6,066,417 52,938,345
2080 6,066,099 53,347,733
2079 6,064,946 53,762,492
2078 6,062,910 54,177,529
2077 6,060,080 54,595,112
2076 6,056,429 55,015,291
2075 6,051,919 55,438,108
2074 6,046,406 55,867,914
2073 6,040,106 56,300,358
2072 6,032,854 56,735,274
2071 6,024,842 57,172,515
2070 6,016,080 57,616,731
2069 6,006,415 58,061,962
2068 5,995,906 58,512,248
2067 5,984,730 58,962,990
2066 5,972,654 59,413,893
2065 5,959,843 59,873,261
2064 5,946,126 60,331,851
2063 5,931,632 60,792,306
2062 5,916,180 61,257,068
2061 5,899,788 61,720,030
2060 5,882,473 62,187,380
2059 5,864,256 62,651,158
2058 5,844,863 63,113,332
2057 5,824,527 63,572,746
2056 5,803,204 64,027,520
2055 5,780,739 64,473,146
2054 5,757,183 64,912,210
2053 5,732,387 65,338,122
2052 5,706,417 65,758,061
2051 5,679,091 66,162,612
2050 5,650,483 66,552,915
2049 5,620,713 66,931,487
2048 5,589,579 67,291,479
2047 5,557,267 67,636,461
2046 5,523,734 67,967,131
2045 5,489,126 68,281,902
2044 5,453,277 68,579,656
2043 5,416,228 68,864,788
2042 5,378,090 69,133,982
2041 5,338,800 69,390,832
2040 5,298,428 69,626,857
2039 5,256,927 69,848,522
2038 5,214,237 70,056,903
2037 5,170,459 70,250,371
2036 5,125,785 70,429,677
2035 5,080,190 70,599,021
2034 5,033,697 70,751,094
2033 4,986,246 70,891,510
2032 4,937,655 71,019,665
2031 4,888,279 71,134,882
2030 4,837,999 71,241,584
2029 4,786,693 71,337,147
2028 4,734,263 71,423,119
2027 4,680,907 71,499,411
2026 4,626,568 71,565,981
2025 4,571,189 71,619,863
2024 4,515,577 71,668,011
2023 4,458,759 71,702,435
2022 4,400,773 71,735,329
2021 4,345,405 71,727,332
2020 4,293,261 71,641,484
2019 4,234,700 71,522,271
2018 4,167,860 71,376,079
2017 4,098,707 71,160,187
2016 4,029,086 70,859,841
2015 3,960,035 70,540,795
2014 3,892,101 70,216,367
2013 3,825,329 69,845,114
2012 3,759,256 69,436,098
2011 3,693,505 69,007,208
2010 3,628,535 68,579,447
2009 3,564,381 68,121,080
2008 3,500,648 67,619,830
2007 3,437,490 67,102,394
2006 3,375,024 66,567,687
2005 3,313,026 66,017,420
2004 3,251,155 65,452,047
2003 3,189,807 64,868,166
2002 3,129,344 64,266,437
2001 3,069,537 63,651,141
2000 3,010,369 63,007,815
1999 2,951,822 62,299,043
1998 2,893,914 61,522,630
1997 2,836,695 60,724,584
1996 2,780,227 59,920,064
1995 2,724,557 59,098,232
1994 2,669,546 58,260,854
1993 2,615,099 57,408,198
1992 2,561,336 56,528,834
1991 2,508,265 55,637,434
1990 2,455,583 54,738,329
1989 2,403,820 53,848,956
1988 2,352,848 52,969,595
1987 2,301,970 52,074,105
1986 2,251,325 51,177,834
1985 2,200,915 50,270,753
1984 2,150,782 49,351,708
1983 2,101,106 48,423,309
1982 2,052,271 47,494,577
1981 2,004,418 46,575,855
1980 1,957,534 45,650,022
1979 1,911,552 44,718,434
1978 1,866,311 43,788,976
1977 1,821,543 42,843,974
1976 1,776,935 41,896,504
1975 1,732,389 40,940,005
1974 1,687,926 39,952,891
1973 1,643,690 38,947,787
1972 1,599,723 37,933,929
1971 1,556,081 36,937,387
1970 1,513,070 35,954,408
1969 1,470,886 34,973,782
1968 1,429,447 34,002,560
1967 1,388,628 33,037,801
1966 1,348,388 32,086,071
1965 1,308,835 31,149,337
1964 1,270,065 30,232,141
1963 1,232,124 29,342,322
1962 1,195,301 28,481,040
1961 1,159,870 27,650,334
1960 1,126,005 26,851,747

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Panama increased by 654,062 people (a 19.4% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Panama gained 625,393 people (a 15.5% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 706,140 people (a 1% growth).

Panama was ranked 128th most populous country in 2006 and is still 128th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Panama's population will grow by 21.4% to 5,650,483 people with a rank change from 128th to 124th. The population of Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,552,915 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Panama is projected to reach its peak in 2081 at 6.07M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Panama
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Panama Thailand
2100 -0.19% -0.75%
2099 -0.18% -0.75%
2098 -0.17% -0.76%
2097 -0.16% -0.77%
2096 -0.16% -0.77%
2095 -0.14% -0.77%
2094 -0.14% -0.77%
2093 -0.13% -0.78%
2092 -0.12% -0.77%
2091 -0.11% -0.78%
2090 -0.1% -0.78%
2089 -0.09% -0.77%
2088 -0.08% -0.77%
2087 -0.07% -0.77%
2086 -0.06% -0.77%
2085 -0.05% -0.78%
2084 -0.04% -0.77%
2083 -0.02% -0.77%
2082 -0.008% -0.76%
2081 0.005% -0.77%
2080 0.02% -0.77%
2079 0.03% -0.77%
2078 0.05% -0.76%
2077 0.06% -0.76%
2076 0.07% -0.76%
2075 0.09% -0.77%
2074 0.1% -0.77%
2073 0.12% -0.77%
2072 0.13% -0.76%
2071 0.15% -0.77%
2070 0.16% -0.77%
2069 0.18% -0.77%
2068 0.19% -0.76%
2067 0.2% -0.76%
2066 0.21% -0.77%
2065 0.23% -0.76%
2064 0.24% -0.76%
2063 0.26% -0.76%
2062 0.28% -0.75%
2061 0.29% -0.75%
2060 0.31% -0.74%
2059 0.33% -0.73%
2058 0.35% -0.72%
2057 0.37% -0.71%
2056 0.39% -0.69%
2055 0.41% -0.68%
2054 0.43% -0.65%
2053 0.46% -0.64%
2052 0.48% -0.61%
2051 0.51% -0.59%
2050 0.53% -0.57%
2049 0.56% -0.53%
2048 0.58% -0.51%
2047 0.61% -0.49%
2046 0.63% -0.46%
2045 0.66% -0.43%
2044 0.68% -0.41%
2043 0.71% -0.39%
2042 0.74% -0.37%
2041 0.76% -0.34%
2040 0.79% -0.32%
2039 0.82% -0.3%
2038 0.85% -0.28%
2037 0.87% -0.25%
2036 0.9% -0.24%
2035 0.92% -0.21%
2034 0.95% -0.2%
2033 0.98% -0.18%
2032 1.01% -0.16%
2031 1.04% -0.15%
2030 1.07% -0.13%
2029 1.11% -0.12%
2028 1.14% -0.11%
2027 1.17% -0.09%
2026 1.21% -0.08%
2025 1.23% -0.07%
2024 1.27% -0.05%
2023 1.32% -0.05%
2022 1.27% 0.01%
2021 1.21% 0.12%
2020 1.38% 0.17%
2019 1.6% 0.2%
2018 1.69% 0.3%
2017 1.73% 0.42%
2016 1.74% 0.45%
2015 1.75% 0.46%
2014 1.75% 0.53%
2013 1.76% 0.59%
2012 1.78% 0.62%
2011 1.79% 0.62%
2010 1.8% 0.67%
2009 1.82% 0.74%
2008 1.84% 0.77%
2007 1.85% 0.8%
2006 1.87% 0.83%
2005 1.9% 0.86%
2004 1.92% 0.9%
2003 1.93% 0.94%
2002 1.95% 0.97%
2001 1.97% 1.02%
2000 1.98% 1.14%
1999 2% 1.26%
1998 2.02% 1.31%
1997 2.03% 1.34%
1996 2.04% 1.39%
1995 2.06% 1.44%
1994 2.08% 1.49%
1993 2.1% 1.56%
1992 2.12% 1.6%
1991 2.15% 1.64%
1990 2.15% 1.65%
1989 2.17% 1.66%
1988 2.21% 1.72%
1987 2.25% 1.75%
1986 2.29% 1.8%
1985 2.33% 1.86%
1984 2.36% 1.92%
1983 2.38% 1.96%
1982 2.39% 1.97%
1981 2.4% 2.03%
1980 2.41% 2.08%
1979 2.42% 2.12%
1978 2.46% 2.21%
1977 2.51% 2.26%
1976 2.57% 2.34%
1975 2.63% 2.47%
1974 2.69% 2.58%
1973 2.75% 2.67%
1972 2.8% 2.7%
1971 2.84% 2.73%
1970 2.87% 2.8%
1969 2.9% 2.86%
1968 2.94% 2.92%
1967 2.98% 2.97%
1966 3.02% 3.01%
1965 3.05% 3.03%
1964 3.08% 3.03%
1963 3.08% 3.02%
1962 3.05% 3%
1961 3.01% 2.97%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Panama grew by 1.23%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Panama Thailand
Current population
4654479
71565981
Population rank 128/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.86%
One net population change
9.48 minutes
10.9 minutes
One birth every
7.34 minutes
54.2 seconds
One death every
23.7 minutes
48.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +152 -132
Annual growth/decline +55,612 -48,148
Annual growth/decline rate +1.23% -0.07%
Population growth rate rank 82/197 164/197
One migration net change every
1.43 hours
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change +6,151 +27,509
Net migration rank 49/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 477,749 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 81/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 63/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Panama
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Panama Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 6,151 - 27,509
2024 49,459 6,706 -65,720 23,321
2023 50,197 7,262 -46,105 19,648
2022 50,556 7,967 -61,046 21,683
2021 46,747 5,473 57,382 -2,093
2020 46,599 5,473 84,107 32,277
2019 54,420 10,623 116,867 5,221
2018 57,508 11,130 159,383 10,984
2017 58,607 11,059 194,695 66,805
2016 59,454 10,109 226,255 112,978
2015 59,896 8,648 266,362 32,500
2014 60,227 7,105 294,628 55,358
2013 60,295 5,926 325,059 67,452
2012 60,471 5,447 351,485 74,033
2011 60,411 5,167 365,670 66,607
2010 59,418 4,953 370,466 52,791
2009 59,168 4,765 382,636 110,883
2008 58,961 4,568 401,730 107,333
2007 58,454 4,330 425,362 100,486
2006 58,067 4,087 441,211 102,362
2005 58,014 3,843 456,378 100,542
2004 58,281 3,596 466,542 107,199
2003 57,458 3,352 488,003 105,917
2002 57,011 3,099 504,299 105,215
2001 56,654 2,856 524,230 96,817
2000 56,236 2,602 543,884 121,640
1999 55,911 2,341 578,073 173,924
1998 55,482 2,084 617,318 183,471
1997 55,060 1,820 644,834 150,411
1996 54,512 1,533 661,397 152,397
1995 54,069 1,221 682,703 147,226
1994 53,845 899 712,589 132,271
1993 53,591 560 737,696 122,746
1992 53,186 182 754,999 143,318
1991 53,079 -305 760,508 124,034
1990 53,451 -854 760,808 152,916
1989 52,295 -1,368 774,563 90,497
1988 52,767 -1,750 765,252 128,469
1987 52,690 -1,953 774,498 122,791
1986 52,681 -2,136 783,430 111,820
1985 52,573 -2,297 776,935 141,963
1984 52,436 -2,435 779,856 139,345
1983 51,880 -2,518 794,239 143,393
1982 50,858 -2,554 817,951 101,885
1981 50,018 -2,620 839,297 78,337
1980 49,077 -2,701 845,575 88,478
1979 48,362 -2,772 843,434 85,693
1978 47,694 -2,811 847,799 82,011
1977 47,438 -2,792 871,232 88,937
1976 47,307 -2,727 894,072 40,656
1975 47,149 -2,635 911,980 66,306
1974 46,932 -2,531 923,151 72,801
1973 46,540 -2,464 933,540 80,704
1972 46,311 -2,448 940,420 73,082
1971 45,867 -2,454 936,215 43,400
1970 45,075 -2,476 937,116 49,221
1969 44,278 -2,510 948,314 26,551
1968 43,641 -2,528 953,806 13,718
1967 43,054 -2,528 944,980 17,005
1966 42,457 -2,500 929,469 12,016
1965 41,604 -2,454 909,000 22,995
1964 40,806 -2,418 885,137 17,249
1963 39,872 -2,380 860,728 16,494
1962 38,537 -2,377 828,741 16,605
1961 37,100 -2,394 801,140 14,968
1960 35,431 -2,409 774,190 6,886

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 86.3% of the population change in Panama is from natural causes (a gain of 533,443 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a gain of 84,450 people). In Thailand 74.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 932,180 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a gain of 323,324 people).

As of 2024, 477,749 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Panama, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

Biggest cities by population

Panama
City Population
Panama 1.54M
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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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