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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Panama was 4,515,577 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Panama's population is 4,642,198 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 22.1 times bigger than Panama's.
  • Panama is ranked the 128th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.29% of the world: 0.06% for Panama vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Panama has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Panama has increased from 3.38M people to 4.64M (37.5% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Panama vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Panama
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Panama Vietnam
2100 5,947,731 92,239,801
2099 5,958,919 92,735,968
2098 5,969,676 93,227,318
2097 5,979,860 93,703,343
2096 5,989,615 94,178,675
2095 5,998,960 94,640,859
2094 6,007,655 95,098,747
2093 6,015,893 95,558,233
2092 6,023,482 96,015,030
2091 6,030,584 96,474,248
2090 6,037,116 96,938,026
2089 6,043,194 97,399,661
2088 6,048,506 97,858,300
2087 6,053,252 98,324,127
2086 6,057,347 98,788,452
2085 6,060,940 99,249,444
2084 6,063,735 99,710,990
2083 6,065,863 100,178,339
2082 6,067,171 100,650,389
2081 6,067,635 101,120,279
2080 6,067,317 101,584,408
2079 6,066,164 102,046,677
2078 6,064,127 102,496,244
2077 6,061,297 102,944,347
2076 6,057,645 103,374,514
2075 6,053,134 103,799,405
2074 6,047,620 104,214,107
2073 6,041,318 104,623,307
2072 6,034,065 105,022,092
2071 6,026,051 105,401,255
2070 6,017,288 105,773,681
2069 6,007,621 106,126,787
2068 5,997,109 106,471,025
2067 5,985,932 106,811,324
2066 5,973,853 107,143,716
2065 5,961,039 107,459,475
2064 5,947,320 107,761,108
2063 5,932,822 108,055,355
2062 5,917,367 108,339,650
2061 5,900,972 108,607,597
2060 5,883,654 108,859,065
2059 5,865,433 109,104,391
2058 5,846,037 109,337,395
2057 5,825,696 109,546,926
2056 5,804,369 109,732,352
2055 5,781,900 109,903,830
2054 5,758,339 110,052,946
2053 5,733,538 110,173,868
2052 5,707,562 110,270,266
2051 5,680,231 110,338,539
2050 5,651,617 110,361,987
2049 5,621,841 110,356,819
2048 5,590,701 110,313,849
2047 5,558,382 110,228,852
2046 5,524,843 110,108,051
2045 5,490,228 109,943,449
2044 5,454,371 109,748,671
2043 5,417,316 109,514,717
2042 5,379,169 109,242,604
2041 5,339,872 108,936,706
2040 5,299,492 108,611,523
2039 5,257,983 108,254,640
2038 5,215,284 107,877,983
2037 5,171,497 107,480,286
2036 5,126,814 107,075,099
2035 5,081,210 106,647,378
2034 5,034,708 106,206,100
2033 4,987,247 105,762,219
2032 4,938,646 105,299,476
2031 4,889,260 104,826,346
2030 4,838,970 104,330,461
2029 4,787,654 103,835,790
2028 4,735,214 103,316,499
2027 4,681,847 102,775,814
2026 4,627,497 102,213,157
2025 4,572,106 101,614,413
2024 4,515,577 100,987,686
2023 4,458,759 100,352,192
2022 4,400,773 99,680,655
2021 4,345,405 98,935,098
2020 4,293,261 98,079,191
2019 4,234,700 97,173,776
2018 4,167,860 96,237,319
2017 4,098,707 95,176,977
2016 4,029,086 94,000,117
2015 3,960,035 92,823,254
2014 3,892,101 91,679,578
2013 3,825,329 90,573,104
2012 3,759,256 89,510,356
2011 3,693,505 88,468,314
2010 3,628,535 87,455,152
2009 3,564,381 86,460,018
2008 3,500,648 85,175,788
2007 3,437,490 83,633,375
2006 3,375,024 82,167,897
2005 3,313,026 81,088,313
2004 3,251,155 80,338,971
2003 3,189,807 79,563,777
2002 3,129,344 78,772,224
2001 3,069,537 77,969,361
2000 3,010,369 77,154,011
1999 2,951,822 76,287,452
1998 2,893,914 75,299,660
1997 2,836,695 74,226,889
1996 2,780,227 73,156,447
1995 2,724,557 72,049,940
1994 2,669,546 70,854,391
1993 2,615,099 69,586,384
1992 2,561,336 68,260,337
1991 2,508,265 66,891,775
1990 2,455,583 65,504,552
1989 2,403,820 64,147,348
1988 2,352,848 62,843,228
1987 2,301,970 61,584,651
1986 2,251,325 60,347,048
1985 2,200,915 59,060,622
1984 2,150,782 57,706,067
1983 2,101,106 56,337,921
1982 2,052,271 55,011,289
1981 2,004,418 53,738,141
1980 1,957,534 52,490,101
1979 1,911,552 51,378,211
1978 1,866,311 50,249,552
1977 1,821,543 48,954,872
1976 1,776,935 47,684,931
1975 1,732,389 46,482,903
1974 1,687,926 45,413,537
1973 1,643,690 44,409,861
1972 1,599,723 43,429,168
1971 1,556,081 42,449,276
1970 1,513,070 41,475,230
1969 1,470,886 40,582,096
1968 1,429,447 39,734,609
1967 1,388,628 38,895,080
1966 1,348,388 38,024,836
1965 1,308,835 37,129,656
1964 1,270,065 36,201,563
1963 1,232,124 35,249,101
1962 1,195,301 34,288,560
1961 1,159,870 33,409,059
1960 1,126,005 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Panama increased by 654,062 people (a 19.4% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Panama gained 613,112 people (a 15.2% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Panama was ranked 128th most populous country in 2006 and is still 128th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Panama is projected to reach its peak in 2081 at 6.07M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Panama
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Panama Vietnam
2100 -0.19% -0.54%
2099 -0.18% -0.53%
2098 -0.17% -0.51%
2097 -0.16% -0.5%
2096 -0.16% -0.49%
2095 -0.14% -0.48%
2094 -0.14% -0.48%
2093 -0.13% -0.48%
2092 -0.12% -0.48%
2091 -0.11% -0.48%
2090 -0.1% -0.47%
2089 -0.09% -0.47%
2088 -0.08% -0.47%
2087 -0.07% -0.47%
2086 -0.06% -0.46%
2085 -0.05% -0.46%
2084 -0.04% -0.47%
2083 -0.02% -0.47%
2082 -0.008% -0.46%
2081 0.005% -0.46%
2080 0.02% -0.45%
2079 0.03% -0.44%
2078 0.05% -0.44%
2077 0.06% -0.42%
2076 0.07% -0.41%
2075 0.09% -0.4%
2074 0.1% -0.39%
2073 0.12% -0.38%
2072 0.13% -0.36%
2071 0.15% -0.35%
2070 0.16% -0.33%
2069 0.18% -0.32%
2068 0.19% -0.32%
2067 0.2% -0.31%
2066 0.21% -0.29%
2065 0.23% -0.28%
2064 0.24% -0.27%
2063 0.26% -0.26%
2062 0.28% -0.25%
2061 0.29% -0.23%
2060 0.31% -0.22%
2059 0.33% -0.21%
2058 0.35% -0.19%
2057 0.37% -0.17%
2056 0.39% -0.16%
2055 0.41% -0.14%
2054 0.43% -0.11%
2053 0.46% -0.09%
2052 0.48% -0.06%
2051 0.51% -0.02%
2050 0.53% 0.005%
2049 0.56% 0.04%
2048 0.58% 0.08%
2047 0.61% 0.11%
2046 0.63% 0.15%
2045 0.66% 0.18%
2044 0.68% 0.21%
2043 0.71% 0.25%
2042 0.74% 0.28%
2041 0.76% 0.3%
2040 0.79% 0.33%
2039 0.82% 0.35%
2038 0.85% 0.37%
2037 0.87% 0.38%
2036 0.9% 0.4%
2035 0.92% 0.42%
2034 0.95% 0.42%
2033 0.98% 0.44%
2032 1.01% 0.45%
2031 1.04% 0.48%
2030 1.07% 0.48%
2029 1.11% 0.5%
2028 1.14% 0.53%
2027 1.17% 0.55%
2026 1.21% 0.59%
2025 1.25% 0.62%
2024 1.27% 0.63%
2023 1.32% 0.67%
2022 1.27% 0.75%
2021 1.21% 0.87%
2020 1.38% 0.93%
2019 1.6% 0.97%
2018 1.69% 1.11%
2017 1.73% 1.25%
2016 1.74% 1.27%
2015 1.75% 1.25%
2014 1.75% 1.22%
2013 1.76% 1.19%
2012 1.78% 1.18%
2011 1.79% 1.16%
2010 1.8% 1.15%
2009 1.82% 1.51%
2008 1.84% 1.84%
2007 1.85% 1.78%
2006 1.87% 1.33%
2005 1.9% 0.93%
2004 1.92% 0.97%
2003 1.93% 1%
2002 1.95% 1.03%
2001 1.97% 1.06%
2000 1.98% 1.14%
1999 2% 1.31%
1998 2.02% 1.45%
1997 2.03% 1.46%
1996 2.04% 1.54%
1995 2.06% 1.69%
1994 2.08% 1.82%
1993 2.1% 1.94%
1992 2.12% 2.05%
1991 2.15% 2.12%
1990 2.15% 2.12%
1989 2.17% 2.08%
1988 2.21% 2.04%
1987 2.25% 2.05%
1986 2.29% 2.18%
1985 2.33% 2.35%
1984 2.36% 2.43%
1983 2.38% 2.41%
1982 2.39% 2.37%
1981 2.4% 2.38%
1980 2.41% 2.16%
1979 2.42% 2.25%
1978 2.46% 2.64%
1977 2.51% 2.66%
1976 2.57% 2.59%
1975 2.63% 2.35%
1974 2.69% 2.26%
1973 2.75% 2.26%
1972 2.8% 2.31%
1971 2.84% 2.35%
1970 2.87% 2.2%
1969 2.9% 2.13%
1968 2.94% 2.16%
1967 2.98% 2.29%
1966 3.02% 2.41%
1965 3.05% 2.56%
1964 3.08% 2.7%
1963 3.08% 2.8%
1962 3.05% 2.63%
1961 3.01% 2.7%

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 Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Panama Vietnam
Current population
4642198
102365351
Population rank 128/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 1.24%
One net population change
9.25 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
7.35 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
24.7 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +156 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +56,818 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 83/197 123/197
One migration net change every
1.43 hours
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change +6,151 -48,171
Net migration rank 49/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 477,749 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 81/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 63/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Panama
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Panama Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 6,151 - -48,171
2024 - 6,706 - -59,645
2023 50,197 7,262 727,955 -81,789
2022 50,556 7,967 775,914 -78,977
2021 46,747 5,473 799,593 -5,418
2020 46,599 5,473 924,004 -6,457
2019 54,420 10,623 895,262 -2,051
2018 57,508 11,130 882,977 96,650
2017 58,607 11,059 1,001,833 139,245
2016 59,454 10,109 1,045,094 167,652
2015 59,896 8,648 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 60,227 7,105 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 60,295 5,926 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 60,471 5,447 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 60,411 5,167 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 59,418 4,953 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 59,168 4,765 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 58,961 4,568 1,008,141 571,113
2007 58,454 4,330 981,689 523,784
2006 58,067 4,087 943,041 482,399
2005 58,014 3,843 942,084 -208,337
2004 58,281 3,596 985,438 -220,458
2003 57,458 3,352 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 57,011 3,099 991,427 -193,766
2001 56,654 2,856 985,610 -177,586
2000 56,236 2,602 966,894 -144,298
1999 55,911 2,341 925,519 -15,010
1998 55,482 2,084 959,016 106,091
1997 55,060 1,820 1,028,116 52,382
1996 54,512 1,533 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 54,069 1,221 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 53,845 899 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 53,591 560 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 53,186 182 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 53,079 -305 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 53,451 -854 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 52,295 -1,368 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 52,767 -1,750 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 52,690 -1,953 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 52,681 -2,136 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 52,573 -2,297 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 52,436 -2,435 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 51,880 -2,518 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 50,858 -2,554 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 50,018 -2,620 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 49,077 -2,701 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 48,362 -2,772 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 47,694 -2,811 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 47,438 -2,792 1,259,315 49,655
1976 47,307 -2,727 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 47,149 -2,635 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 46,932 -2,531 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 46,540 -2,464 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 46,311 -2,448 921,524 -1,920
1971 45,867 -2,454 963,259 76,961
1970 45,075 -2,476 905,902 1,997
1969 44,278 -2,510 878,359 0
1968 43,641 -2,528 815,116 1,489
1967 43,054 -2,528 862,071 394
1966 42,457 -2,500 876,283 1,769
1965 41,604 -2,454 913,761 -1,438
1964 40,806 -2,418 950,219 -6,328
1963 39,872 -2,380 961,067 0
1962 38,537 -2,377 960,046 0
1961 37,100 -2,394 798,978 0
1960 35,431 -2,409 955,268 0

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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 477,749 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Panama, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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