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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Panama was 4,515,577 in 2024 vs 28,405,543 people in Venezuela in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Panama's population is 4,642,198 people compared to 28,661,242 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Venezuela's population is 6.17 times bigger than Panama's.
  • Panama is ranked the 128th most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.06% for Panama vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, Panama has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs -0.46% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of Panama has increased from 3.38M people to 4.64M (37.5% growth), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.28% growth).

Panama vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

Panama
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Panama Venezuela
2100 5,947,731 28,408,393
2099 5,958,919 28,554,225
2098 5,969,676 28,705,786
2097 5,979,860 28,850,257
2096 5,989,615 28,995,972
2095 5,998,960 29,132,759
2094 6,007,655 29,262,925
2093 6,015,893 29,392,244
2092 6,023,482 29,508,795
2091 6,030,584 29,621,832
2090 6,037,116 29,732,297
2089 6,043,194 29,838,428
2088 6,048,506 29,934,468
2087 6,053,252 30,028,670
2086 6,057,347 30,118,600
2085 6,060,940 30,199,220
2084 6,063,735 30,274,712
2083 6,065,863 30,346,195
2082 6,067,171 30,416,426
2081 6,067,635 30,482,094
2080 6,067,317 30,547,260
2079 6,066,164 30,610,834
2078 6,064,127 30,672,514
2077 6,061,297 30,728,816
2076 6,057,645 30,777,988
2075 6,053,134 30,827,559
2074 6,047,620 30,866,891
2073 6,041,318 30,911,390
2072 6,034,065 30,954,923
2071 6,026,051 30,997,109
2070 6,017,288 31,037,381
2069 6,007,621 31,075,808
2068 5,997,109 31,109,149
2067 5,985,932 31,145,122
2066 5,973,853 31,175,867
2065 5,961,039 31,200,466
2064 5,947,320 31,215,062
2063 5,932,822 31,230,451
2062 5,917,367 31,243,713
2061 5,900,972 31,253,501
2060 5,883,654 31,262,578
2059 5,865,433 31,270,532
2058 5,846,037 31,271,671
2057 5,825,696 31,274,675
2056 5,804,369 31,266,571
2055 5,781,900 31,250,513
2054 5,758,339 31,236,686
2053 5,733,538 31,220,143
2052 5,707,562 31,192,608
2051 5,680,231 31,172,098
2050 5,651,617 31,137,475
2049 5,621,841 31,102,109
2048 5,590,701 31,060,623
2047 5,558,382 31,007,458
2046 5,524,843 30,958,617
2045 5,490,228 30,903,304
2044 5,454,371 30,843,044
2043 5,417,316 30,774,770
2042 5,379,169 30,692,483
2041 5,339,872 30,605,785
2040 5,299,492 30,502,599
2039 5,257,983 30,387,061
2038 5,215,284 30,266,220
2037 5,171,497 30,143,030
2036 5,126,814 30,012,966
2035 5,081,210 29,868,832
2034 5,034,708 29,716,052
2033 4,987,247 29,572,150
2032 4,938,646 29,426,362
2031 4,889,260 29,278,011
2030 4,838,970 29,137,930
2029 4,787,654 29,002,751
2028 4,735,214 28,878,872
2027 4,681,847 28,749,068
2026 4,627,497 28,628,678
2025 4,572,106 28,514,989
2024 4,515,577 28,405,543
2023 4,458,759 28,300,854
2022 4,400,773 28,213,017
2021 4,345,405 28,237,826
2020 4,293,261 28,444,077
2019 4,234,700 28,938,098
2018 4,167,860 29,807,592
2017 4,098,707 30,565,323
2016 4,029,086 30,765,720
2015 3,960,035 30,573,972
2014 3,892,101 30,254,079
2013 3,825,329 29,912,198
2012 3,759,256 29,553,826
2011 3,693,505 29,185,212
2010 3,628,535 28,813,101
2009 3,564,381 28,438,298
2008 3,500,648 28,053,696
2007 3,437,490 27,649,363
2006 3,375,024 27,224,686
2005 3,313,026 26,785,804
2004 3,251,155 26,340,838
2003 3,189,807 25,892,703
2002 3,129,344 25,435,671
2001 3,069,537 24,979,922
2000 3,010,369 24,526,708
1999 2,951,822 24,066,593
1998 2,893,914 23,601,337
1997 2,836,695 23,131,685
1996 2,780,227 22,662,113
1995 2,724,557 22,193,821
1994 2,669,546 21,725,188
1993 2,615,099 21,254,520
1992 2,561,336 20,780,948
1991 2,508,265 20,304,896
1990 2,455,583 19,827,010
1989 2,403,820 19,348,921
1988 2,352,848 18,871,020
1987 2,301,970 18,394,963
1986 2,251,325 17,923,536
1985 2,200,915 17,461,434
1984 2,150,782 17,008,841
1983 2,101,106 16,562,205
1982 2,052,271 16,121,874
1981 2,004,418 15,687,297
1980 1,957,534 15,258,218
1979 1,911,552 14,834,552
1978 1,866,311 14,416,684
1977 1,821,543 14,006,812
1976 1,776,935 13,606,284
1975 1,732,389 13,215,892
1974 1,687,926 12,835,351
1973 1,643,690 12,463,537
1972 1,599,723 12,099,180
1971 1,556,081 11,741,008
1970 1,513,070 11,387,790
1969 1,470,886 11,040,280
1968 1,429,447 10,697,530
1967 1,388,628 10,358,513
1966 1,348,388 10,024,854
1965 1,308,835 9,697,790
1964 1,270,065 9,377,712
1963 1,232,124 9,064,021
1962 1,195,301 8,756,870
1961 1,159,870 8,455,915
1960 1,126,005 8,160,090

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/venezuela | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Panama increased by 654,062 people (a 19.4% growth), while Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Panama gained 613,112 people (a 15.2% growth), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,104,478 people (a 6.84% decline).

Panama was ranked 128th most populous country in 2006 and is still 128th in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th 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 Venezuela will increase by 8.64% to 31,137,475 people and rank change from 54th to 61st.

Panama is projected to reach its peak in 2081 at 6.07M people compared to the peak of 31.3M people in 2057 for Venezuela.

Population growth rate by year

Panama
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Panama Venezuela
2100 -0.19% -0.51%
2099 -0.18% -0.53%
2098 -0.17% -0.5%
2097 -0.16% -0.5%
2096 -0.16% -0.47%
2095 -0.14% -0.44%
2094 -0.14% -0.44%
2093 -0.13% -0.39%
2092 -0.12% -0.38%
2091 -0.11% -0.37%
2090 -0.1% -0.36%
2089 -0.09% -0.32%
2088 -0.08% -0.31%
2087 -0.07% -0.3%
2086 -0.06% -0.27%
2085 -0.05% -0.25%
2084 -0.04% -0.24%
2083 -0.02% -0.23%
2082 -0.008% -0.22%
2081 0.005% -0.21%
2080 0.02% -0.21%
2079 0.03% -0.2%
2078 0.05% -0.18%
2077 0.06% -0.16%
2076 0.07% -0.16%
2075 0.09% -0.13%
2074 0.1% -0.14%
2073 0.12% -0.14%
2072 0.13% -0.14%
2071 0.15% -0.13%
2070 0.16% -0.12%
2069 0.18% -0.11%
2068 0.19% -0.12%
2067 0.2% -0.1%
2066 0.21% -0.08%
2065 0.23% -0.05%
2064 0.24% -0.05%
2063 0.26% -0.04%
2062 0.28% -0.03%
2061 0.29% -0.03%
2060 0.31% -0.03%
2059 0.33% -0.004%
2058 0.35% -0.01%
2057 0.37% 0.03%
2056 0.39% 0.05%
2055 0.41% 0.04%
2054 0.43% 0.05%
2053 0.46% 0.09%
2052 0.48% 0.07%
2051 0.51% 0.11%
2050 0.53% 0.11%
2049 0.56% 0.13%
2048 0.58% 0.17%
2047 0.61% 0.16%
2046 0.63% 0.18%
2045 0.66% 0.2%
2044 0.68% 0.22%
2043 0.71% 0.27%
2042 0.74% 0.28%
2041 0.76% 0.34%
2040 0.79% 0.38%
2039 0.82% 0.4%
2038 0.85% 0.41%
2037 0.87% 0.43%
2036 0.9% 0.48%
2035 0.92% 0.51%
2034 0.95% 0.49%
2033 0.98% 0.5%
2032 1.01% 0.51%
2031 1.04% 0.48%
2030 1.07% 0.47%
2029 1.11% 0.43%
2028 1.14% 0.45%
2027 1.17% 0.42%
2026 1.21% 0.4%
2025 1.25% 0.39%
2024 1.27% 0.37%
2023 1.32% 0.31%
2022 1.27% -0.09%
2021 1.21% -0.73%
2020 1.38% -1.71%
2019 1.6% -2.92%
2018 1.69% -2.48%
2017 1.73% -0.65%
2016 1.74% 0.63%
2015 1.75% 1.06%
2014 1.75% 1.14%
2013 1.76% 1.21%
2012 1.78% 1.26%
2011 1.79% 1.29%
2010 1.8% 1.32%
2009 1.82% 1.37%
2008 1.84% 1.46%
2007 1.85% 1.56%
2006 1.87% 1.64%
2005 1.9% 1.69%
2004 1.92% 1.73%
2003 1.93% 1.8%
2002 1.95% 1.82%
2001 1.97% 1.85%
2000 1.98% 1.91%
1999 2% 1.97%
1998 2.02% 2.03%
1997 2.03% 2.07%
1996 2.04% 2.11%
1995 2.06% 2.16%
1994 2.08% 2.21%
1993 2.1% 2.28%
1992 2.12% 2.34%
1991 2.15% 2.41%
1990 2.15% 2.47%
1989 2.17% 2.53%
1988 2.21% 2.59%
1987 2.25% 2.63%
1986 2.29% 2.65%
1985 2.33% 2.66%
1984 2.36% 2.7%
1983 2.38% 2.73%
1982 2.39% 2.77%
1981 2.4% 2.81%
1980 2.41% 2.86%
1979 2.42% 2.9%
1978 2.46% 2.93%
1977 2.51% 2.94%
1976 2.57% 2.95%
1975 2.63% 2.96%
1974 2.69% 2.98%
1973 2.75% 3.01%
1972 2.8% 3.05%
1971 2.84% 3.1%
1970 2.87% 3.15%
1969 2.9% 3.2%
1968 2.94% 3.27%
1967 2.98% 3.33%
1966 3.02% 3.37%
1965 3.05% 3.41%
1964 3.08% 3.46%
1963 3.08% 3.51%
1962 3.05% 3.56%
1961 3.01% 3.63%

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 Venezuela's population grew by 0.37%.

Live population counters

Panama Venezuela
Current population
4642198
28661242
Population rank 128/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.35%
One net population change
9.25 minutes
5.02 minutes
One birth every
7.35 minutes
1.23 minutes
One death every
24.7 minutes
2.46 minutes
Daily growth/decline +156 +287
Annual growth/decline +56,818 +104,689
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +0.37%
Population growth rate rank 83/197 143/197
One migration net change every
1.43 hours
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change +6,151 -100,467
Net migration rank 49/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 477,749 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 81/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 63/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

Panama
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Panama Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 6,151 - -100,467
2024 - 6,706 - -105,297
2023 50,197 7,262 213,020 -112,899
2022 50,556 7,967 216,619 -141,107
2021 46,747 5,473 207,746 -332,936
2020 46,599 5,473 237,223 -524,649
2019 54,420 10,623 274,826 -975,534
2018 57,508 11,130 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 58,607 11,059 340,222 -817,376
2016 59,454 10,109 359,651 -283,270
2015 59,896 8,648 384,560 -77,417
2014 60,227 7,105 395,088 -62,437
2013 60,295 5,926 408,930 -57,818
2012 60,471 5,447 420,758 -55,131
2011 60,411 5,167 425,958 -54,384
2010 59,418 4,953 425,397 -52,781
2009 59,168 4,765 427,257 -50,286
2008 58,961 4,568 435,870 -43,636
2007 58,454 4,330 452,482 -36,060
2006 58,067 4,087 460,152 -27,240
2005 58,014 3,843 463,260 -18,407
2004 58,281 3,596 455,881 -10,798
2003 57,458 3,352 456,902 -5,729
2002 57,011 3,099 466,821 -3,944
2001 56,654 2,856 451,487 -2,856
2000 56,236 2,602 459,802 -1,999
1999 55,911 2,341 463,787 -1,376
1998 55,482 2,084 469,123 -1,010
1997 55,060 1,820 472,002 -816
1996 54,512 1,533 468,653 -708
1995 54,069 1,221 469,267 -622
1994 53,845 899 469,178 -559
1993 53,591 560 473,189 -477
1992 53,186 182 474,824 -381
1991 53,079 -305 477,917 -236
1990 53,451 -854 478,168 -69
1989 52,295 -1,368 478,053 32
1988 52,767 -1,750 477,569 137
1987 52,690 -1,953 474,204 182
1986 52,681 -2,136 468,252 201
1985 52,573 -2,297 455,517 237
1984 52,436 -2,435 449,186 247
1983 51,880 -2,518 443,569 260
1982 50,858 -2,554 436,564 260
1981 50,018 -2,620 432,059 251
1980 49,077 -2,701 425,613 237
1979 48,362 -2,772 421,256 228
1978 47,694 -2,811 414,032 205
1977 47,438 -2,792 405,315 196
1976 47,307 -2,727 395,344 190
1975 47,149 -2,635 385,045 186
1974 46,932 -2,531 375,678 173
1973 46,540 -2,464 367,612 171
1972 46,311 -2,448 360,749 173
1971 45,867 -2,454 355,212 215
1970 45,075 -2,476 350,709 305
1969 44,278 -2,510 343,596 403
1968 43,641 -2,528 340,973 532
1967 43,054 -2,528 335,813 717
1966 42,457 -2,500 329,697 1,087
1965 41,604 -2,454 321,695 1,656
1964 40,806 -2,418 314,397 2,410
1963 39,872 -2,380 307,279 3,296
1962 38,537 -2,377 299,345 4,386
1961 37,100 -2,394 292,109 6,069
1960 35,431 -2,409 285,105 8,369

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 Venezuela 38.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,946,257 people) and 61.4% is from migration (a loss of 4,683,227 people).

As of 2024, 477,749 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Panama, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

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
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

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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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