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

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The latest officially reported population of Panama was 4,571,189 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Panama's population is 4,654,479 people compared to 102,486,146 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 22 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 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Panama has had an average growth rate of +1.47% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Panama has increased from 3.38M people to 4.65M (37.9% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

Panama vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Panama
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Panama Vietnam
2100 5,946,537 92,225,380
2099 5,957,723 92,721,469
2098 5,968,478 93,212,742
2097 5,978,660 93,688,693
2096 5,988,413 94,163,950
2095 5,997,756 94,626,063
2094 6,006,449 95,083,879
2093 6,014,686 95,543,293
2092 6,022,273 96,000,019
2091 6,029,373 96,459,165
2090 6,035,905 96,922,871
2089 6,041,981 97,384,434
2088 6,047,292 97,843,001
2087 6,052,037 98,308,755
2086 6,056,131 98,773,008
2085 6,059,724 99,233,927
2084 6,062,518 99,695,401
2083 6,064,646 100,162,677
2082 6,065,953 100,634,653
2081 6,066,417 101,104,469
2080 6,066,099 101,568,526
2079 6,064,946 102,030,723
2078 6,062,910 102,480,219
2077 6,060,080 102,928,253
2076 6,056,429 103,358,352
2075 6,051,919 103,783,177
2074 6,046,406 104,197,814
2073 6,040,106 104,606,950
2072 6,032,854 105,005,673
2071 6,024,842 105,384,777
2070 6,016,080 105,757,144
2069 6,006,415 106,110,195
2068 5,995,906 106,454,379
2067 5,984,730 106,794,625
2066 5,972,654 107,126,965
2065 5,959,843 107,442,675
2064 5,946,126 107,744,261
2063 5,931,632 108,038,461
2062 5,916,180 108,322,712
2061 5,899,788 108,590,617
2060 5,882,473 108,842,045
2059 5,864,256 109,087,333
2058 5,844,863 109,320,301
2057 5,824,527 109,529,799
2056 5,803,204 109,715,196
2055 5,780,739 109,886,647
2054 5,757,183 110,035,740
2053 5,732,387 110,156,643
2052 5,706,417 110,253,026
2051 5,679,091 110,321,289
2050 5,650,483 110,344,733
2049 5,620,713 110,339,565
2048 5,589,579 110,296,602
2047 5,557,267 110,211,618
2046 5,523,734 110,090,837
2045 5,489,126 109,926,260
2044 5,453,277 109,731,512
2043 5,416,228 109,497,595
2042 5,378,090 109,225,525
2041 5,338,800 108,919,674
2040 5,298,428 108,594,542
2039 5,256,927 108,237,715
2038 5,214,237 107,861,117
2037 5,170,459 107,463,482
2036 5,125,785 107,058,359
2035 5,080,190 106,630,705
2034 5,033,697 106,189,495
2033 4,986,246 105,745,684
2032 4,937,655 105,283,013
2031 4,888,279 104,809,957
2030 4,837,999 104,314,150
2029 4,786,693 103,819,556
2028 4,734,263 103,300,347
2027 4,680,907 102,759,746
2026 4,626,568 102,197,177
2025 4,571,189 101,598,527
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 625,393 people (a 15.5% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% 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 21.4% to 5,650,483 people with a rank change from 128th to 124th. The population of Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 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 1.23% 0.6%
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 (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 Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

Panama Vietnam
Current population
4654479
102486146
Population rank 128/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 1.23%
One net population change
9.48 minutes
51.8 seconds
One birth every
7.34 minutes
23.3 seconds
One death every
23.7 minutes
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline +152 +1,674
Annual growth/decline +55,612 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate +1.23% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 82/197 122/197
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 49,459 6,706 684,393 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 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 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
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 (1960–2025, 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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