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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Panama was 4,515,577 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Panama's population is 4,642,198 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 1.68 times bigger than Panama's.
  • Panama is ranked the 128th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.06% for Panama vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Panama has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Panama has increased from 3.38M people to 4.64M (37.5% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Panama vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Panama
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Panama Turkmenistan
2100 5,947,731 10,046,945
2099 5,958,919 10,075,740
2098 5,969,676 10,103,319
2097 5,979,860 10,129,577
2096 5,989,615 10,154,338
2095 5,998,960 10,178,163
2094 6,007,655 10,200,371
2093 6,015,893 10,221,349
2092 6,023,482 10,240,959
2091 6,030,584 10,259,026
2090 6,037,116 10,276,261
2089 6,043,194 10,291,819
2088 6,048,506 10,306,303
2087 6,053,252 10,319,501
2086 6,057,347 10,331,090
2085 6,060,940 10,341,183
2084 6,063,735 10,349,710
2083 6,065,863 10,356,602
2082 6,067,171 10,362,422
2081 6,067,635 10,366,587
2080 6,067,317 10,369,293
2079 6,066,164 10,370,130
2078 6,064,127 10,369,013
2077 6,061,297 10,366,366
2076 6,057,645 10,361,975
2075 6,053,134 10,355,755
2074 6,047,620 10,348,384
2073 6,041,318 10,339,415
2072 6,034,065 10,328,653
2071 6,026,051 10,316,618
2070 6,017,288 10,303,565
2069 6,007,621 10,289,578
2068 5,997,109 10,274,625
2067 5,985,932 10,258,518
2066 5,973,853 10,241,362
2065 5,961,039 10,223,420
2064 5,947,320 10,204,034
2063 5,932,822 10,183,241
2062 5,917,367 10,160,903
2061 5,900,972 10,136,928
2060 5,883,654 10,111,369
2059 5,865,433 10,083,631
2058 5,846,037 10,052,905
2057 5,825,696 10,019,547
2056 5,804,369 9,983,379
2055 5,781,900 9,943,931
2054 5,758,339 9,901,473
2053 5,733,538 9,854,931
2052 5,707,562 9,804,909
2051 5,680,231 9,751,221
2050 5,651,617 9,693,713
2049 5,621,841 9,632,600
2048 5,590,701 9,567,946
2047 5,558,382 9,500,139
2046 5,524,843 9,429,355
2045 5,490,228 9,356,194
2044 5,454,371 9,280,988
2043 5,417,316 9,204,466
2042 5,379,169 9,126,898
2041 5,339,872 9,048,356
2040 5,299,492 8,969,478
2039 5,257,983 8,890,225
2038 5,215,284 8,810,850
2037 5,171,497 8,731,367
2036 5,126,814 8,651,719
2035 5,081,210 8,572,231
2034 5,034,708 8,492,483
2033 4,987,247 8,412,113
2032 4,938,646 8,330,912
2031 4,889,260 8,248,129
2030 4,838,970 8,163,024
2029 4,787,654 8,070,023
2028 4,735,214 7,969,080
2027 4,681,847 7,860,774
2026 4,627,497 7,745,331
2025 4,572,106 7,623,184
2024 4,515,577 7,494,498
2023 4,458,759 7,364,438
2022 4,400,773 7,230,193
2021 4,345,405 7,092,043
2020 4,293,261 6,949,912
2019 4,234,700 6,803,944
2018 4,167,860 6,655,524
2017 4,098,707 6,507,061
2016 4,029,086 6,360,041
2015 3,960,035 6,215,770
2014 3,892,101 6,075,283
2013 3,825,329 5,939,341
2012 3,759,256 5,808,546
2011 3,693,505 5,683,417
2010 3,628,535 5,564,356
2009 3,564,381 5,451,592
2008 3,500,648 5,345,029
2007 3,437,490 5,244,046
2006 3,375,024 5,147,105
2005 3,313,026 5,052,257
2004 3,251,155 4,958,093
2003 3,189,807 4,863,865
2002 3,129,344 4,769,465
2001 3,069,537 4,675,409
2000 3,010,369 4,582,677
1999 2,951,822 4,492,170
1998 2,893,914 4,410,507
1997 2,836,695 4,336,730
1996 2,780,227 4,263,819
1995 2,724,557 4,191,203
1994 2,669,546 4,116,662
1993 2,615,099 4,032,407
1992 2,561,336 3,944,689
1991 2,508,265 3,855,894
1990 2,455,583 3,760,562
1989 2,403,820 3,662,459
1988 2,352,848 3,559,363
1987 2,301,970 3,452,731
1986 2,251,325 3,347,809
1985 2,200,915 3,247,534
1984 2,150,782 3,154,079
1983 2,101,106 3,067,534
1982 2,052,271 2,985,557
1981 2,004,418 2,907,187
1980 1,957,534 2,832,203
1979 1,911,552 2,760,358
1978 1,866,311 2,691,088
1977 1,821,543 2,623,948
1976 1,776,935 2,558,521
1975 1,732,389 2,494,570
1974 1,687,926 2,432,028
1973 1,643,690 2,370,919
1972 1,599,723 2,311,430
1971 1,556,081 2,253,119
1970 1,513,070 2,195,616
1969 1,470,886 2,139,024
1968 1,429,447 2,083,069
1967 1,388,628 2,027,403
1966 1,348,388 1,971,737
1965 1,308,835 1,915,916
1964 1,270,065 1,859,997
1963 1,232,124 1,804,272
1962 1,195,301 1,749,214
1961 1,159,870 1,695,400
1960 1,126,005 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Panama increased by 654,062 people (a 19.4% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Panama gained 613,112 people (a 15.2% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Panama was ranked 128th most populous country in 2006 and is still 128th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Panama is projected to reach its peak in 2081 at 6.07M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Panama
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Panama Turkmenistan
2100 -0.19% -0.29%
2099 -0.18% -0.27%
2098 -0.17% -0.26%
2097 -0.16% -0.24%
2096 -0.16% -0.23%
2095 -0.14% -0.22%
2094 -0.14% -0.21%
2093 -0.13% -0.19%
2092 -0.12% -0.18%
2091 -0.11% -0.17%
2090 -0.1% -0.15%
2089 -0.09% -0.14%
2088 -0.08% -0.13%
2087 -0.07% -0.11%
2086 -0.06% -0.1%
2085 -0.05% -0.08%
2084 -0.04% -0.07%
2083 -0.02% -0.06%
2082 -0.008% -0.04%
2081 0.005% -0.03%
2080 0.02% -0.008%
2079 0.03% 0.01%
2078 0.05% 0.03%
2077 0.06% 0.04%
2076 0.07% 0.06%
2075 0.09% 0.07%
2074 0.1% 0.09%
2073 0.12% 0.1%
2072 0.13% 0.12%
2071 0.15% 0.13%
2070 0.16% 0.14%
2069 0.18% 0.15%
2068 0.19% 0.16%
2067 0.2% 0.17%
2066 0.21% 0.18%
2065 0.23% 0.19%
2064 0.24% 0.2%
2063 0.26% 0.22%
2062 0.28% 0.24%
2061 0.29% 0.25%
2060 0.31% 0.28%
2059 0.33% 0.31%
2058 0.35% 0.33%
2057 0.37% 0.36%
2056 0.39% 0.4%
2055 0.41% 0.43%
2054 0.43% 0.47%
2053 0.46% 0.51%
2052 0.48% 0.55%
2051 0.51% 0.59%
2050 0.53% 0.63%
2049 0.56% 0.68%
2048 0.58% 0.71%
2047 0.61% 0.75%
2046 0.63% 0.78%
2045 0.66% 0.81%
2044 0.68% 0.83%
2043 0.71% 0.85%
2042 0.74% 0.87%
2041 0.76% 0.88%
2040 0.79% 0.89%
2039 0.82% 0.9%
2038 0.85% 0.91%
2037 0.87% 0.92%
2036 0.9% 0.93%
2035 0.92% 0.94%
2034 0.95% 0.96%
2033 0.98% 0.97%
2032 1.01% 1%
2031 1.04% 1.04%
2030 1.07% 1.15%
2029 1.11% 1.27%
2028 1.14% 1.38%
2027 1.17% 1.49%
2026 1.21% 1.6%
2025 1.25% 1.72%
2024 1.27% 1.77%
2023 1.32% 1.86%
2022 1.27% 1.95%
2021 1.21% 2.05%
2020 1.38% 2.15%
2019 1.6% 2.23%
2018 1.69% 2.28%
2017 1.73% 2.31%
2016 1.74% 2.32%
2015 1.75% 2.31%
2014 1.75% 2.29%
2013 1.76% 2.25%
2012 1.78% 2.2%
2011 1.79% 2.14%
2010 1.8% 2.07%
2009 1.82% 1.99%
2008 1.84% 1.93%
2007 1.85% 1.88%
2006 1.87% 1.88%
2005 1.9% 1.9%
2004 1.92% 1.94%
2003 1.93% 1.98%
2002 1.95% 2.01%
2001 1.97% 2.02%
2000 1.98% 2.01%
1999 2% 1.85%
1998 2.02% 1.7%
1997 2.03% 1.71%
1996 2.04% 1.73%
1995 2.06% 1.81%
1994 2.08% 2.09%
1993 2.1% 2.22%
1992 2.12% 2.3%
1991 2.15% 2.54%
1990 2.15% 2.68%
1989 2.17% 2.9%
1988 2.21% 3.09%
1987 2.25% 3.13%
1986 2.29% 3.09%
1985 2.33% 2.96%
1984 2.36% 2.82%
1983 2.38% 2.75%
1982 2.39% 2.7%
1981 2.4% 2.65%
1980 2.41% 2.6%
1979 2.42% 2.57%
1978 2.46% 2.56%
1977 2.51% 2.56%
1976 2.57% 2.56%
1975 2.63% 2.57%
1974 2.69% 2.58%
1973 2.75% 2.57%
1972 2.8% 2.59%
1971 2.84% 2.62%
1970 2.87% 2.65%
1969 2.9% 2.69%
1968 2.94% 2.75%
1967 2.98% 2.82%
1966 3.02% 2.91%
1965 3.05% 3.01%
1964 3.08% 3.09%
1963 3.08% 3.15%
1962 3.05% 3.17%
1961 3.01% 3.16%

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Panama grew by 1.27%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Panama Turkmenistan
Current population
4642198
7776557
Population rank 128/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.09%
One net population change
9.25 minutes
4.04 minutes
One birth every
7.35 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
24.7 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +156 +356
Annual growth/decline +56,818 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 83/197 61/197
One migration net change every
1.43 hours
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +6,151 +13,268
Net migration rank 49/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 477,749 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 81/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 63/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Panama
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Panama Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 6,151 - 13,268
2024 - 6,706 - 14,646
2023 50,197 7,262 117,529 15,005
2022 50,556 7,967 121,814 14,141
2021 46,747 5,473 122,721 17,617
2020 46,599 5,473 124,014 19,913
2019 54,420 10,623 128,275 19,735
2018 57,508 11,130 129,537 19,293
2017 58,607 11,059 131,417 16,678
2016 59,454 10,109 132,581 13,365
2015 59,896 8,648 132,663 9,936
2014 60,227 7,105 129,677 8,696
2013 60,295 5,926 126,217 7,287
2012 60,471 5,447 120,957 7,125
2011 60,411 5,167 115,197 6,992
2010 59,418 4,953 109,318 6,621
2009 59,168 4,765 102,931 6,656
2008 58,961 4,568 96,815 6,734
2007 58,454 4,330 92,038 6,388
2006 58,067 4,087 87,840 7,613
2005 58,014 3,843 83,968 10,263
2004 58,281 3,596 79,850 14,242
2003 57,458 3,352 76,737 17,625
2002 57,011 3,099 75,639 18,803
2001 56,654 2,856 76,682 16,982
2000 56,236 2,602 76,875 14,925
1999 55,911 2,341 76,362 12,859
1998 55,482 2,084 77,342 -3,239
1997 55,060 1,820 79,045 -5,600
1996 54,512 1,533 80,996 -8,627
1995 54,069 1,221 86,289 -13,423
1994 53,845 899 89,319 -13,094
1993 53,591 560 92,596 -312
1992 53,186 182 96,668 -13,517
1991 53,079 -305 99,297 -4,864
1990 53,451 -854 101,099 -4,864
1989 52,295 -1,368 103,553 -3,576
1988 52,767 -1,750 104,802 1,408
1987 52,690 -1,953 103,885 3,161
1986 52,681 -2,136 100,930 1,878
1985 52,573 -2,297 95,890 1,861
1984 52,436 -2,435 90,591 -1,427
1983 51,880 -2,518 85,183 -1,264
1982 50,858 -2,554 80,989 -961
1981 50,018 -2,620 77,829 -1,102
1980 49,077 -2,701 74,394 -1,152
1979 48,362 -2,772 71,135 -677
1978 47,694 -2,811 68,437 -350
1977 47,438 -2,792 66,318 -132
1976 47,307 -2,727 64,513 160
1975 47,149 -2,635 62,681 550
1974 46,932 -2,531 60,925 924
1973 46,540 -2,464 59,169 1,194
1972 46,311 -2,448 57,326 1,293
1971 45,867 -2,454 56,666 1,348
1970 45,075 -2,476 55,617 1,376
1969 44,278 -2,510 54,791 1,397
1968 43,641 -2,528 54,324 1,401
1967 43,054 -2,528 54,209 1,397
1966 42,457 -2,500 54,353 1,377
1965 41,604 -2,454 54,558 1,366
1964 40,806 -2,418 54,574 1,340
1963 39,872 -2,380 54,203 1,332
1962 38,537 -2,377 53,248 1,337
1961 37,100 -2,394 51,659 1,372
1960 35,431 -2,409 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/panama/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 477,749 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Panama, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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