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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Panama was 4,515,577 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Panama's population is 4,642,198 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 11.5 times bigger than Panama's.
  • Panama is ranked the 128th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.7% of the world: 0.06% for Panama vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Panama has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Panama has increased from 3.38M people to 4.64M (37.5% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Panama vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Panama
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Panama Uganda
2100 5,947,731 122,497,526
2099 5,958,919 122,436,109
2098 5,969,676 122,364,302
2097 5,979,860 122,266,255
2096 5,989,615 122,146,810
2095 5,998,960 121,976,411
2094 6,007,655 121,799,752
2093 6,015,893 121,584,860
2092 6,023,482 121,336,796
2091 6,030,584 121,070,447
2090 6,037,116 120,767,412
2089 6,043,194 120,427,771
2088 6,048,506 120,064,594
2087 6,053,252 119,668,549
2086 6,057,347 119,256,686
2085 6,060,940 118,815,763
2084 6,063,735 118,339,179
2083 6,065,863 117,821,938
2082 6,067,171 117,274,958
2081 6,067,635 116,707,394
2080 6,067,317 116,096,095
2079 6,066,164 115,474,153
2078 6,064,127 114,805,376
2077 6,061,297 114,118,687
2076 6,057,645 113,390,189
2075 6,053,134 112,637,851
2074 6,047,620 111,863,410
2073 6,041,318 111,070,771
2072 6,034,065 110,240,940
2071 6,026,051 109,392,890
2070 6,017,288 108,505,633
2069 6,007,621 107,607,659
2068 5,997,109 106,677,578
2067 5,985,932 105,722,829
2066 5,973,853 104,739,111
2065 5,961,039 103,737,893
2064 5,947,320 102,701,560
2063 5,932,822 101,646,533
2062 5,917,367 100,561,859
2061 5,900,972 99,450,764
2060 5,883,654 98,334,788
2059 5,865,433 97,187,498
2058 5,846,037 96,014,439
2057 5,825,696 94,821,765
2056 5,804,369 93,613,209
2055 5,781,900 92,385,049
2054 5,758,339 91,132,827
2053 5,733,538 89,857,705
2052 5,707,562 88,568,311
2051 5,680,231 87,270,603
2050 5,651,617 85,957,376
2049 5,621,841 84,632,277
2048 5,590,701 83,284,965
2047 5,558,382 81,928,165
2046 5,524,843 80,569,225
2045 5,490,228 79,208,662
2044 5,454,371 77,834,944
2043 5,417,316 76,453,982
2042 5,379,169 75,075,287
2041 5,339,872 73,701,695
2040 5,299,492 72,333,375
2039 5,257,983 70,963,211
2038 5,215,284 69,580,447
2037 5,171,497 68,186,136
2036 5,126,814 66,804,746
2035 5,081,210 65,411,934
2034 5,034,708 64,023,352
2033 4,987,247 62,634,483
2032 4,938,646 61,235,174
2031 4,889,260 59,825,075
2030 4,838,970 58,415,479
2029 4,787,654 57,006,283
2028 4,735,214 55,596,520
2027 4,681,847 54,191,271
2026 4,627,497 52,792,624
2025 4,572,106 51,400,003
2024 4,515,577 50,015,092
2023 4,458,759 48,656,601
2022 4,400,773 47,312,719
2021 4,345,405 45,910,930
2020 4,293,261 44,457,152
2019 4,234,700 42,999,637
2018 4,167,860 41,565,831
2017 4,098,707 40,177,388
2016 4,029,086 38,799,152
2015 3,960,035 37,531,446
2014 3,892,101 36,395,539
2013 3,825,329 35,337,042
2012 3,759,256 34,337,438
2011 3,693,505 33,354,543
2010 3,628,535 32,390,802
2009 3,564,381 31,451,151
2008 3,500,648 30,539,553
2007 3,437,490 29,653,430
2006 3,375,024 28,794,003
2005 3,313,026 27,963,289
2004 3,251,155 27,154,515
2003 3,189,807 26,352,124
2002 3,129,344 25,532,870
2001 3,069,537 24,745,676
2000 3,010,369 24,000,150
1999 2,951,822 23,257,281
1998 2,893,914 22,515,806
1997 2,836,695 21,856,046
1996 2,780,227 21,231,550
1995 2,724,557 20,665,667
1994 2,669,546 20,108,801
1993 2,615,099 19,445,161
1992 2,561,336 18,785,032
1991 2,508,265 18,155,901
1990 2,455,583 17,569,897
1989 2,403,820 17,010,698
1988 2,352,848 16,470,483
1987 2,301,970 15,954,170
1986 2,251,325 15,467,579
1985 2,200,915 15,023,681
1984 2,150,782 14,607,677
1983 2,101,106 14,221,881
1982 2,052,271 13,873,631
1981 2,004,418 13,556,452
1980 1,957,534 13,275,741
1979 1,911,552 13,002,163
1978 1,866,311 12,692,113
1977 1,821,543 12,359,669
1976 1,776,935 12,037,294
1975 1,732,389 11,725,240
1974 1,687,926 11,424,846
1973 1,643,690 11,144,236
1972 1,599,723 10,885,796
1971 1,556,081 10,618,206
1970 1,513,070 10,321,603
1969 1,470,886 10,014,858
1968 1,429,447 9,708,632
1967 1,388,628 9,408,924
1966 1,348,388 9,122,864
1965 1,308,835 8,849,203
1964 1,270,065 8,586,363
1963 1,232,124 8,333,663
1962 1,195,301 8,092,231
1961 1,159,870 7,862,217
1960 1,126,005 7,640,973

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 Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Panama gained 613,112 people (a 15.2% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Panama was ranked 128th most populous country in 2006 and is still 128th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Panama is projected to reach its peak in 2081 at 6.07M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Panama
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Panama Uganda
2100 -0.19% 0.05%
2099 -0.18% 0.06%
2098 -0.17% 0.08%
2097 -0.16% 0.1%
2096 -0.16% 0.14%
2095 -0.14% 0.15%
2094 -0.14% 0.18%
2093 -0.13% 0.2%
2092 -0.12% 0.22%
2091 -0.11% 0.25%
2090 -0.1% 0.28%
2089 -0.09% 0.3%
2088 -0.08% 0.33%
2087 -0.07% 0.35%
2086 -0.06% 0.37%
2085 -0.05% 0.4%
2084 -0.04% 0.44%
2083 -0.02% 0.47%
2082 -0.008% 0.49%
2081 0.005% 0.53%
2080 0.02% 0.54%
2079 0.03% 0.58%
2078 0.05% 0.6%
2077 0.06% 0.64%
2076 0.07% 0.67%
2075 0.09% 0.69%
2074 0.1% 0.71%
2073 0.12% 0.75%
2072 0.13% 0.78%
2071 0.15% 0.82%
2070 0.16% 0.83%
2069 0.18% 0.87%
2068 0.19% 0.9%
2067 0.2% 0.94%
2066 0.21% 0.97%
2065 0.23% 1.01%
2064 0.24% 1.04%
2063 0.26% 1.08%
2062 0.28% 1.12%
2061 0.29% 1.13%
2060 0.31% 1.18%
2059 0.33% 1.22%
2058 0.35% 1.26%
2057 0.37% 1.29%
2056 0.39% 1.33%
2055 0.41% 1.37%
2054 0.43% 1.42%
2053 0.46% 1.46%
2052 0.48% 1.49%
2051 0.51% 1.53%
2050 0.53% 1.57%
2049 0.56% 1.62%
2048 0.58% 1.66%
2047 0.61% 1.69%
2046 0.63% 1.72%
2045 0.66% 1.76%
2044 0.68% 1.81%
2043 0.71% 1.84%
2042 0.74% 1.86%
2041 0.76% 1.89%
2040 0.79% 1.93%
2039 0.82% 1.99%
2038 0.85% 2.04%
2037 0.87% 2.07%
2036 0.9% 2.13%
2035 0.92% 2.17%
2034 0.95% 2.22%
2033 0.98% 2.29%
2032 1.01% 2.36%
2031 1.04% 2.41%
2030 1.07% 2.47%
2029 1.11% 2.54%
2028 1.14% 2.59%
2027 1.17% 2.65%
2026 1.21% 2.71%
2025 1.25% 2.77%
2024 1.27% 2.79%
2023 1.32% 2.84%
2022 1.27% 3.05%
2021 1.21% 3.27%
2020 1.38% 3.39%
2019 1.6% 3.45%
2018 1.69% 3.46%
2017 1.73% 3.55%
2016 1.74% 3.38%
2015 1.75% 3.12%
2014 1.75% 3%
2013 1.76% 2.91%
2012 1.78% 2.95%
2011 1.79% 2.98%
2010 1.8% 2.99%
2009 1.82% 2.98%
2008 1.84% 2.99%
2007 1.85% 2.98%
2006 1.87% 2.97%
2005 1.9% 2.98%
2004 1.92% 3.04%
2003 1.93% 3.21%
2002 1.95% 3.18%
2001 1.97% 3.11%
2000 1.98% 3.19%
1999 2% 3.29%
1998 2.02% 3.02%
1997 2.03% 2.94%
1996 2.04% 2.74%
1995 2.06% 2.77%
1994 2.08% 3.41%
1993 2.1% 3.51%
1992 2.12% 3.47%
1991 2.15% 3.34%
1990 2.15% 3.29%
1989 2.17% 3.28%
1988 2.21% 3.24%
1987 2.25% 3.15%
1986 2.29% 2.95%
1985 2.33% 2.85%
1984 2.36% 2.71%
1983 2.38% 2.51%
1982 2.39% 2.34%
1981 2.4% 2.11%
1980 2.41% 2.1%
1979 2.42% 2.44%
1978 2.46% 2.69%
1977 2.51% 2.68%
1976 2.57% 2.66%
1975 2.63% 2.63%
1974 2.69% 2.52%
1973 2.75% 2.37%
1972 2.8% 2.52%
1971 2.84% 2.87%
1970 2.87% 3.06%
1969 2.9% 3.15%
1968 2.94% 3.19%
1967 2.98% 3.14%
1966 3.02% 3.09%
1965 3.05% 3.06%
1964 3.08% 3.03%
1963 3.08% 2.98%
1962 3.05% 2.93%
1961 3.01% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Panama Uganda
Current population
4642198
53170946
Population rank 128/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.64%
One net population change
9.25 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
7.35 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
24.7 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +156 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +56,818 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 83/197 22/197
One migration net change every
1.43 hours
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change +6,151 -119,059
Net migration rank 49/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 477,749 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 81/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 63/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Panama
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Panama Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 6,151 - -119,059
2024 - 6,706 - -117,924
2023 50,197 7,262 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 50,556 7,967 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 46,747 5,473 1,423,377 43,464
2020 46,599 5,473 1,397,288 43,464
2019 54,420 10,623 1,367,044 107,210
2018 57,508 11,130 1,332,600 60,724
2017 58,607 11,059 1,290,658 92,879
2016 59,454 10,109 1,249,565 123,379
2015 59,896 8,648 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 60,227 7,105 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 60,295 5,926 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 60,471 5,447 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 60,411 5,167 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 59,418 4,953 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 59,168 4,765 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 58,961 4,568 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 58,454 4,330 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 58,067 4,087 999,958 -156,232
2005 58,014 3,843 969,096 -151,386
2004 58,281 3,596 938,623 -138,770
2003 57,458 3,352 901,374 -96,429
2002 57,011 3,099 868,756 -35,149
2001 56,654 2,856 836,751 -95,956
2000 56,236 2,602 803,069 -52,824
1999 55,911 2,341 775,166 -39,695
1998 55,482 2,084 741,175 6,277
1997 55,060 1,820 727,523 -155,461
1996 54,512 1,533 699,707 -22,795
1995 54,069 1,221 697,218 -242,378
1994 53,845 899 675,092 -16,198
1993 53,591 560 650,032 18,349
1992 53,186 182 627,139 24,723
1991 53,079 -305 602,740 3,643
1990 53,451 -854 587,291 -21,688
1989 52,295 -1,368 565,367 -12,576
1988 52,767 -1,750 547,759 -20,113
1987 52,690 -1,953 527,397 -22,415
1986 52,681 -2,136 487,693 -19,485
1985 52,573 -2,297 462,534 -42,942
1984 52,436 -2,435 421,241 -8,818
1983 51,880 -2,518 404,940 -45,776
1982 50,858 -2,554 390,820 -53,497
1981 50,018 -2,620 380,028 -83,010
1980 49,077 -2,701 370,287 -105,900
1979 48,362 -2,772 381,626 -98,863
1978 47,694 -2,811 371,930 -34,606
1977 47,438 -2,792 365,216 -37,671
1976 47,307 -2,727 359,458 -42,259
1975 47,149 -2,635 354,278 -47,359
1974 46,932 -2,531 345,773 -51,910
1973 46,540 -2,464 340,780 -73,439
1972 46,311 -2,448 335,935 -86,409
1971 45,867 -2,454 328,294 -42,642
1970 45,075 -2,476 333,202 -25,646
1969 44,278 -2,510 320,486 -14,548
1968 43,641 -2,528 309,725 -3,214
1967 43,054 -2,528 296,692 -3,773
1966 42,457 -2,500 282,225 -3,021
1965 41,604 -2,454 271,830 -3,716
1964 40,806 -2,418 260,733 -3,169
1963 39,872 -2,380 250,885 -3,058
1962 38,537 -2,377 241,513 -6,470
1961 37,100 -2,394 232,894 -7,893
1960 35,431 -2,409 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 477,749 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Panama, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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