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

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The latest officially reported population of Panama was 4,571,189 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Panama's population is 4,654,479 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 18.5 times bigger than Panama's.
  • Panama is ranked the 128th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.09% of the world: 0.06% for Panama vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Panama has had an average growth rate of +1.47% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Panama has increased from 3.38M people to 4.65M (37.9% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Panama vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Panama
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Panama Turkey
2100 5,946,537 64,394,191
2099 5,957,723 65,045,868
2098 5,968,478 65,690,351
2097 5,978,660 66,342,622
2096 5,988,413 66,990,674
2095 5,997,756 67,642,188
2094 6,006,449 68,296,562
2093 6,014,686 68,963,773
2092 6,022,273 69,625,957
2091 6,029,373 70,290,255
2090 6,035,905 70,960,483
2089 6,041,981 71,623,547
2088 6,047,292 72,281,102
2087 6,052,037 72,928,397
2086 6,056,131 73,576,610
2085 6,059,724 74,223,570
2084 6,062,518 74,853,312
2083 6,064,646 75,483,067
2082 6,065,953 76,111,533
2081 6,066,417 76,726,689
2080 6,066,099 77,339,541
2079 6,064,946 77,938,889
2078 6,062,910 78,532,577
2077 6,060,080 79,120,573
2076 6,056,429 79,705,459
2075 6,051,919 80,277,544
2074 6,046,406 80,848,141
2073 6,040,106 81,396,237
2072 6,032,854 81,938,080
2071 6,024,842 82,465,112
2070 6,016,080 82,981,973
2069 6,006,415 83,480,362
2068 5,995,906 83,963,140
2067 5,984,730 84,428,242
2066 5,972,654 84,886,666
2065 5,959,843 85,336,225
2064 5,946,126 85,771,285
2063 5,931,632 86,187,013
2062 5,916,180 86,587,114
2061 5,899,788 86,962,577
2060 5,882,473 87,319,314
2059 5,864,256 87,663,392
2058 5,844,863 87,973,789
2057 5,824,527 88,264,809
2056 5,803,204 88,534,755
2055 5,780,739 88,764,080
2054 5,757,183 88,972,362
2053 5,732,387 89,151,673
2052 5,706,417 89,310,785
2051 5,679,091 89,437,110
2050 5,650,483 89,541,520
2049 5,620,713 89,614,107
2048 5,589,579 89,651,068
2047 5,557,267 89,659,415
2046 5,523,734 89,634,354
2045 5,489,126 89,608,012
2044 5,453,277 89,557,421
2043 5,416,228 89,493,042
2042 5,378,090 89,404,193
2041 5,338,800 89,303,546
2040 5,298,428 89,187,952
2039 5,256,927 89,051,669
2038 5,214,237 88,901,719
2037 5,170,459 88,727,471
2036 5,125,785 88,537,927
2035 5,080,190 88,343,153
2034 5,033,697 88,139,515
2033 4,986,246 87,918,397
2032 4,937,655 87,687,495
2031 4,888,279 87,437,150
2030 4,837,999 87,166,904
2029 4,786,693 86,903,490
2028 4,734,263 86,627,469
2027 4,680,907 86,350,539
2026 4,626,568 86,093,293
2025 4,571,189 85,878,556
2024 4,515,577 85,518,661
2023 4,458,759 85,325,965
2022 4,400,773 84,979,913
2021 4,345,405 84,147,318
2020 4,293,261 83,384,680
2019 4,234,700 82,579,440
2018 4,167,860 81,407,204
2017 4,098,707 80,312,698
2016 4,029,086 79,277,962
2015 3,960,035 78,218,479
2014 3,892,101 77,181,884
2013 3,825,329 76,147,624
2012 3,759,256 75,175,827
2011 3,693,505 74,223,629
2010 3,628,535 73,142,150
2009 3,564,381 72,039,206
2008 3,500,648 71,051,678
2007 3,437,490 70,158,112
2006 3,375,024 70,045,349
2005 3,313,026 69,329,557
2004 3,251,155 68,592,617
2003 3,189,807 67,831,730
2002 3,129,344 67,048,795
2001 3,069,537 66,245,128
2000 3,010,369 65,425,961
1999 2,951,822 64,591,923
1998 2,893,914 63,734,383
1997 2,836,695 62,852,966
1996 2,780,227 61,951,134
1995 2,724,557 61,024,503
1994 2,669,546 60,033,836
1993 2,615,099 58,999,167
1992 2,561,336 57,990,118
1991 2,508,265 57,009,887
1990 2,455,583 56,015,628
1989 2,403,820 54,976,723
1988 2,352,848 53,909,626
1987 2,301,970 52,843,670
1986 2,251,325 51,777,772
1985 2,200,915 50,687,115
1984 2,150,782 49,574,069
1983 2,101,106 48,447,410
1982 2,052,271 47,322,096
1981 2,004,418 46,321,190
1980 1,957,534 45,408,815
1979 1,911,552 44,510,429
1978 1,866,311 43,645,306
1977 1,821,543 42,773,298
1976 1,776,935 41,899,984
1975 1,732,389 41,053,126
1974 1,687,926 40,210,234
1973 1,643,690 39,329,533
1972 1,599,723 38,430,221
1971 1,556,081 37,518,611
1970 1,513,070 36,638,465
1969 1,470,886 35,787,774
1968 1,429,447 34,921,684
1967 1,388,628 34,050,421
1966 1,348,388 33,177,672
1965 1,308,835 32,345,220
1964 1,270,065 31,543,072
1963 1,232,124 30,726,841
1962 1,195,301 29,916,147
1961 1,159,870 29,119,238
1960 1,126,005 28,329,898

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 Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Panama gained 625,393 people (a 15.5% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Panama was ranked 128th most populous country in 2006 and is still 128th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Panama is projected to reach its peak in 2081 at 6.07M people compared to the peak of 89.7M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Panama
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Panama Turkey
2100 -0.19% -1%
2099 -0.18% -0.98%
2098 -0.17% -0.98%
2097 -0.16% -0.97%
2096 -0.16% -0.96%
2095 -0.14% -0.96%
2094 -0.14% -0.97%
2093 -0.13% -0.95%
2092 -0.12% -0.95%
2091 -0.11% -0.94%
2090 -0.1% -0.93%
2089 -0.09% -0.91%
2088 -0.08% -0.89%
2087 -0.07% -0.88%
2086 -0.06% -0.87%
2085 -0.05% -0.84%
2084 -0.04% -0.83%
2083 -0.02% -0.83%
2082 -0.008% -0.8%
2081 0.005% -0.79%
2080 0.02% -0.77%
2079 0.03% -0.76%
2078 0.05% -0.74%
2077 0.06% -0.73%
2076 0.07% -0.71%
2075 0.09% -0.71%
2074 0.1% -0.67%
2073 0.12% -0.66%
2072 0.13% -0.64%
2071 0.15% -0.62%
2070 0.16% -0.6%
2069 0.18% -0.57%
2068 0.19% -0.55%
2067 0.2% -0.54%
2066 0.21% -0.53%
2065 0.23% -0.51%
2064 0.24% -0.48%
2063 0.26% -0.46%
2062 0.28% -0.43%
2061 0.29% -0.41%
2060 0.31% -0.39%
2059 0.33% -0.35%
2058 0.35% -0.33%
2057 0.37% -0.3%
2056 0.39% -0.26%
2055 0.41% -0.23%
2054 0.43% -0.2%
2053 0.46% -0.18%
2052 0.48% -0.14%
2051 0.51% -0.12%
2050 0.53% -0.08%
2049 0.56% -0.04%
2048 0.58% -0.009%
2047 0.61% 0.03%
2046 0.63% 0.03%
2045 0.66% 0.06%
2044 0.68% 0.07%
2043 0.71% 0.1%
2042 0.74% 0.11%
2041 0.76% 0.13%
2040 0.79% 0.15%
2039 0.82% 0.17%
2038 0.85% 0.2%
2037 0.87% 0.21%
2036 0.9% 0.22%
2035 0.92% 0.23%
2034 0.95% 0.25%
2033 0.98% 0.26%
2032 1.01% 0.29%
2031 1.04% 0.31%
2030 1.07% 0.3%
2029 1.11% 0.32%
2028 1.14% 0.32%
2027 1.17% 0.3%
2026 1.21% 0.25%
2025 1.23% 0.42%
2024 1.27% 0.23%
2023 1.32% 0.41%
2022 1.27% 0.99%
2021 1.21% 0.91%
2020 1.38% 0.98%
2019 1.6% 1.44%
2018 1.69% 1.36%
2017 1.73% 1.31%
2016 1.74% 1.35%
2015 1.75% 1.34%
2014 1.75% 1.36%
2013 1.76% 1.29%
2012 1.78% 1.28%
2011 1.79% 1.48%
2010 1.8% 1.53%
2009 1.82% 1.39%
2008 1.84% 1.27%
2007 1.85% 0.16%
2006 1.87% 1.03%
2005 1.9% 1.07%
2004 1.92% 1.12%
2003 1.93% 1.17%
2002 1.95% 1.21%
2001 1.97% 1.25%
2000 1.98% 1.29%
1999 2% 1.35%
1998 2.02% 1.4%
1997 2.03% 1.46%
1996 2.04% 1.52%
1995 2.06% 1.65%
1994 2.08% 1.75%
1993 2.1% 1.74%
1992 2.12% 1.72%
1991 2.15% 1.77%
1990 2.15% 1.89%
1989 2.17% 1.98%
1988 2.21% 2.02%
1987 2.25% 2.06%
1986 2.29% 2.15%
1985 2.33% 2.25%
1984 2.36% 2.33%
1983 2.38% 2.38%
1982 2.39% 2.16%
1981 2.4% 2.01%
1980 2.41% 2.02%
1979 2.42% 1.98%
1978 2.46% 2.04%
1977 2.51% 2.08%
1976 2.57% 2.06%
1975 2.63% 2.1%
1974 2.69% 2.24%
1973 2.75% 2.34%
1972 2.8% 2.43%
1971 2.84% 2.4%
1970 2.87% 2.38%
1969 2.9% 2.48%
1968 2.94% 2.56%
1967 2.98% 2.63%
1966 3.02% 2.57%
1965 3.05% 2.54%
1964 3.08% 2.66%
1963 3.08% 2.71%
1962 3.05% 2.74%
1961 3.01% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Panama Turkey
Current population
4654479
86225430
Population rank 128/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 1.04%
One net population change
9.48 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
7.34 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
23.7 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +152 +986
Annual growth/decline +55,612 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +1.23% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 82/197 138/197
One migration net change every
1.43 hours
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +6,151 -258,205
Net migration rank 49/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 477,749 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 81/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 63/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Panama
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Panama Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 6,151 - -258,205
2024 49,459 6,706 453,249 -275,952
2023 50,197 7,262 426,630 -318,070
2022 50,556 7,967 535,373 -301,544
2021 46,747 5,473 521,713 20,283
2020 46,599 5,473 608,708 37,934
2019 54,420 10,623 751,472 -15,690
2018 57,508 11,130 830,353 187,570
2017 58,607 11,059 875,408 659,846
2016 59,454 10,109 895,841 352,063
2015 59,896 8,648 930,799 1,063,140
2014 60,227 7,105 957,055 1,033,384
2013 60,295 5,926 921,386 438,618
2012 60,471 5,447 917,145 258,623
2011 60,411 5,167 875,839 68,849
2010 59,418 4,953 892,334 55,532
2009 59,168 4,765 900,491 24,276
2008 58,961 4,568 868,749 47,915
2007 58,454 4,330 876,626 -186,402
2006 58,067 4,087 897,351 -190,194
2005 58,014 3,843 898,650 -174,177
2004 58,281 3,596 896,025 -146,574
2003 57,458 3,352 893,683 -121,383
2002 57,011 3,099 922,927 -129,444
2001 56,654 2,856 980,560 -166,759
2000 56,236 2,602 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 55,911 2,341 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 55,482 2,084 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 55,060 1,820 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 54,512 1,533 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 54,069 1,221 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 53,845 899 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 53,591 560 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 53,186 182 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 53,079 -305 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 53,451 -854 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 52,295 -1,368 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 52,767 -1,750 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 52,690 -1,953 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 52,681 -2,136 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 52,573 -2,297 1,098,846 8,960
1984 52,436 -2,435 1,096,529 21,787
1983 51,880 -2,518 1,095,106 39,871
1982 50,858 -2,554 1,091,863 23,728
1981 50,018 -2,620 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 49,077 -2,701 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 48,362 -2,772 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 47,694 -2,811 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 47,438 -2,792 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 47,307 -2,727 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 47,149 -2,635 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 46,932 -2,531 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 46,540 -2,464 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 46,311 -2,448 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 45,867 -2,454 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 45,075 -2,476 991,950 -150,924
1969 44,278 -2,510 970,958 -110,578
1968 43,641 -2,528 950,778 -78,973
1967 43,054 -2,528 936,727 -65,993
1966 42,457 -2,500 925,790 -50,999
1965 41,604 -2,454 904,016 -113,911
1964 40,806 -2,418 884,152 -69,978
1963 39,872 -2,380 862,626 -44,317
1962 38,537 -2,377 837,473 -34,353
1961 37,100 -2,394 816,911 -26,187
1960 35,431 -2,409 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 477,749 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Panama, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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