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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Panama was 4,515,577 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Panama's population is 4,642,198 people compared to 17,361,868 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Zimbabwe's population is 3.74 times bigger than Panama's.
  • Panama is ranked the 128th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.06% for Panama vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Panama has had an average growth rate of +1.52% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Panama has increased from 3.38M people to 4.64M (37.5% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (37.4% growth).

Panama vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Panama
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Panama Zimbabwe
2100 5,947,731 37,483,053
2099 5,958,919 37,412,398
2098 5,969,676 37,328,255
2097 5,979,860 37,235,542
2096 5,989,615 37,142,915
2095 5,998,960 37,032,129
2094 6,007,655 36,912,747
2093 6,015,893 36,810,893
2092 6,023,482 36,688,511
2091 6,030,584 36,567,262
2090 6,037,116 36,425,606
2089 6,043,194 36,280,973
2088 6,048,506 36,141,446
2087 6,053,252 35,977,638
2086 6,057,347 35,808,135
2085 6,060,940 35,637,092
2084 6,063,735 35,456,207
2083 6,065,863 35,268,035
2082 6,067,171 35,078,904
2081 6,067,635 34,873,129
2080 6,067,317 34,658,962
2079 6,066,164 34,439,720
2078 6,064,127 34,217,295
2077 6,061,297 33,982,909
2076 6,057,645 33,739,228
2075 6,053,134 33,495,867
2074 6,047,620 33,244,838
2073 6,041,318 32,978,488
2072 6,034,065 32,706,059
2071 6,026,051 32,445,747
2070 6,017,288 32,181,119
2069 6,007,621 31,906,793
2068 5,997,109 31,631,000
2067 5,985,932 31,345,338
2066 5,973,853 31,062,884
2065 5,961,039 30,766,830
2064 5,947,320 30,479,939
2063 5,932,822 30,176,104
2062 5,917,367 29,867,679
2061 5,900,972 29,557,068
2060 5,883,654 29,252,423
2059 5,865,433 28,945,088
2058 5,846,037 28,631,679
2057 5,825,696 28,307,305
2056 5,804,369 27,990,713
2055 5,781,900 27,658,887
2054 5,758,339 27,331,920
2053 5,733,538 26,986,935
2052 5,707,562 26,643,553
2051 5,680,231 26,287,592
2050 5,651,617 25,934,893
2049 5,621,841 25,585,239
2048 5,590,701 25,228,082
2047 5,558,382 24,874,649
2046 5,524,843 24,513,443
2045 5,490,228 24,147,637
2044 5,454,371 23,783,088
2043 5,417,316 23,401,965
2042 5,379,169 23,035,288
2041 5,339,872 22,647,950
2040 5,299,492 22,273,520
2039 5,257,983 21,902,980
2038 5,215,284 21,530,130
2037 5,171,497 21,159,664
2036 5,126,814 20,791,034
2035 5,081,210 20,413,656
2034 5,034,708 20,048,019
2033 4,987,247 19,676,339
2032 4,938,646 19,311,985
2031 4,889,260 18,959,300
2030 4,838,970 18,613,738
2029 4,787,654 18,270,049
2028 4,735,214 17,933,466
2027 4,681,847 17,600,984
2026 4,627,497 17,273,208
2025 4,572,106 16,949,303
2024 4,515,577 16,634,373
2023 4,458,759 16,340,822
2022 4,400,773 16,069,056
2021 4,345,405 15,797,210
2020 4,293,261 15,526,888
2019 4,234,700 15,271,368
2018 4,167,860 15,034,452
2017 4,098,707 14,812,482
2016 4,029,086 14,600,294
2015 3,960,035 14,399,013
2014 3,892,101 14,207,359
2013 3,825,329 14,013,808
2012 3,759,256 13,817,887
2011 3,693,505 13,595,424
2010 3,628,535 13,356,548
2009 3,564,381 13,142,790
2008 3,500,648 12,959,149
2007 3,437,490 12,804,058
2006 3,375,024 12,636,445
2005 3,313,026 12,483,432
2004 3,251,155 12,365,896
2003 3,189,807 12,232,323
2002 3,129,344 12,087,653
2001 3,069,537 11,971,901
2000 3,010,369 11,892,055
1999 2,951,822 11,783,458
1998 2,893,914 11,594,297
1997 2,836,695 11,369,827
1996 2,780,227 11,158,360
1995 2,724,557 10,974,599
1994 2,669,546 10,873,148
1993 2,615,099 10,860,288
1992 2,561,336 10,702,700
1991 2,508,265 10,404,816
1990 2,455,583 10,137,281
1989 2,403,820 9,864,798
1988 2,352,848 9,583,094
1987 2,301,970 9,284,644
1986 2,251,325 8,982,578
1985 2,200,915 8,686,813
1984 2,150,782 8,391,488
1983 2,101,106 8,098,404
1982 2,052,271 7,796,496
1981 2,004,418 7,498,635
1980 1,957,534 7,041,303
1979 1,911,552 6,647,556
1978 1,866,311 6,543,575
1977 1,821,543 6,449,512
1976 1,776,935 6,287,105
1975 1,732,389 6,098,658
1974 1,687,926 5,908,328
1973 1,643,690 5,720,404
1972 1,599,723 5,542,445
1971 1,556,081 5,374,712
1970 1,513,070 5,215,918
1969 1,470,886 5,058,181
1968 1,429,447 4,900,440
1967 1,388,628 4,748,307
1966 1,348,388 4,601,217
1965 1,308,835 4,458,462
1964 1,270,065 4,320,006
1963 1,232,124 4,185,877
1962 1,195,301 4,055,959
1961 1,159,870 3,930,401
1960 1,126,005 3,809,389

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Panama increased by 654,062 people (a 19.4% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Panama gained 613,112 people (a 15.2% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,761,574 people (a 18.9% growth).

Panama was ranked 128th most populous country in 2006 and is still 128th in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 49.4% to 25,934,893 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

Panama is projected to reach its peak in 2081 at 6.07M people compared to the peak of 37.5M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.

Population growth rate by year

Panama
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Panama Zimbabwe
2100 -0.19% 0.19%
2099 -0.18% 0.23%
2098 -0.17% 0.25%
2097 -0.16% 0.25%
2096 -0.16% 0.3%
2095 -0.14% 0.32%
2094 -0.14% 0.28%
2093 -0.13% 0.33%
2092 -0.12% 0.33%
2091 -0.11% 0.39%
2090 -0.1% 0.4%
2089 -0.09% 0.39%
2088 -0.08% 0.46%
2087 -0.07% 0.47%
2086 -0.06% 0.48%
2085 -0.05% 0.51%
2084 -0.04% 0.53%
2083 -0.02% 0.54%
2082 -0.008% 0.59%
2081 0.005% 0.62%
2080 0.02% 0.64%
2079 0.03% 0.65%
2078 0.05% 0.69%
2077 0.06% 0.72%
2076 0.07% 0.73%
2075 0.09% 0.76%
2074 0.1% 0.81%
2073 0.12% 0.83%
2072 0.13% 0.8%
2071 0.15% 0.82%
2070 0.16% 0.86%
2069 0.18% 0.87%
2068 0.19% 0.91%
2067 0.2% 0.91%
2066 0.21% 0.96%
2065 0.23% 0.94%
2064 0.24% 1.01%
2063 0.26% 1.03%
2062 0.28% 1.05%
2061 0.29% 1.04%
2060 0.31% 1.06%
2059 0.33% 1.09%
2058 0.35% 1.15%
2057 0.37% 1.13%
2056 0.39% 1.2%
2055 0.41% 1.2%
2054 0.43% 1.28%
2053 0.46% 1.29%
2052 0.48% 1.35%
2051 0.51% 1.36%
2050 0.53% 1.37%
2049 0.56% 1.42%
2048 0.58% 1.42%
2047 0.61% 1.47%
2046 0.63% 1.51%
2045 0.66% 1.53%
2044 0.68% 1.63%
2043 0.71% 1.59%
2042 0.74% 1.71%
2041 0.76% 1.68%
2040 0.79% 1.69%
2039 0.82% 1.73%
2038 0.85% 1.75%
2037 0.87% 1.77%
2036 0.9% 1.85%
2035 0.92% 1.82%
2034 0.95% 1.89%
2033 0.98% 1.89%
2032 1.01% 1.86%
2031 1.04% 1.86%
2030 1.07% 1.88%
2029 1.11% 1.88%
2028 1.14% 1.89%
2027 1.17% 1.9%
2026 1.21% 1.91%
2025 1.25% 1.89%
2024 1.27% 1.8%
2023 1.32% 1.69%
2022 1.27% 1.72%
2021 1.21% 1.74%
2020 1.38% 1.67%
2019 1.6% 1.58%
2018 1.69% 1.5%
2017 1.73% 1.45%
2016 1.74% 1.4%
2015 1.75% 1.35%
2014 1.75% 1.38%
2013 1.76% 1.42%
2012 1.78% 1.64%
2011 1.79% 1.79%
2010 1.8% 1.63%
2009 1.82% 1.42%
2008 1.84% 1.21%
2007 1.85% 1.33%
2006 1.87% 1.23%
2005 1.9% 0.95%
2004 1.92% 1.09%
2003 1.93% 1.2%
2002 1.95% 0.97%
2001 1.97% 0.67%
2000 1.98% 0.92%
1999 2% 1.63%
1998 2.02% 1.97%
1997 2.03% 1.9%
1996 2.04% 1.67%
1995 2.06% 0.93%
1994 2.08% 0.12%
1993 2.1% 1.47%
1992 2.12% 2.86%
1991 2.15% 2.64%
1990 2.15% 2.76%
1989 2.17% 2.94%
1988 2.21% 3.21%
1987 2.25% 3.36%
1986 2.29% 3.4%
1985 2.33% 3.52%
1984 2.36% 3.62%
1983 2.38% 3.87%
1982 2.39% 3.97%
1981 2.4% 6.49%
1980 2.41% 5.92%
1979 2.42% 1.59%
1978 2.46% 1.46%
1977 2.51% 2.58%
1976 2.57% 3.09%
1975 2.63% 3.22%
1974 2.69% 3.29%
1973 2.75% 3.21%
1972 2.8% 3.12%
1971 2.84% 3.04%
1970 2.87% 3.12%
1969 2.9% 3.22%
1968 2.94% 3.2%
1967 2.98% 3.2%
1966 3.02% 3.2%
1965 3.05% 3.2%
1964 3.08% 3.2%
1963 3.08% 3.2%
1962 3.05% 3.19%
1961 3.01% 3.18%

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Panama grew by 1.27%, while Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Panama Zimbabwe
Current population
4642198
17361868
Population rank 128/197 74/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.21%
One net population change
9.25 minutes
1.79 minutes
One birth every
7.35 minutes
1.06 minutes
One death every
24.7 minutes
4.22 minutes
Daily growth/decline +156 +804
Annual growth/decline +56,818 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 83/197 60/197
One migration net change every
1.43 hours
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change +6,151 -54,555
Net migration rank 49/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 477,749 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 81/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 63/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

Panama
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Panama Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 6,151 - -54,555
2024 - 6,706 - -60,528
2023 50,197 7,262 372,505 -97,380
2022 50,556 7,967 371,243 -102,828
2021 46,747 5,473 349,908 -74,623
2020 46,599 5,473 354,790 -89,440
2019 54,420 10,623 348,798 -103,107
2018 57,508 11,130 345,883 -117,758
2017 58,607 11,059 344,035 -128,241
2016 59,454 10,109 348,772 -140,181
2015 59,896 8,648 356,203 -162,220
2014 60,227 7,105 366,350 -177,029
2013 60,295 5,926 374,757 -176,972
2012 60,471 5,447 371,135 -177,061
2011 60,411 5,167 359,572 -108,714
2010 59,418 4,953 335,570 -108,671
2009 59,168 4,765 309,316 -108,689
2008 58,961 4,568 280,527 -113,858
2007 58,454 4,330 261,805 -118,299
2006 58,067 4,087 248,963 -57,257
2005 58,014 3,843 248,545 -134,212
2004 58,281 3,596 248,307 -127,550
2003 57,458 3,352 243,057 -96,667
2002 57,011 3,099 244,170 -101,212
2001 56,654 2,856 227,909 -139,361
2000 56,236 2,602 236,343 -165,181
1999 55,911 2,341 232,393 -86,343
1998 55,482 2,084 225,614 6,645
1997 55,060 1,820 216,288 395
1996 54,512 1,533 205,269 978
1995 54,069 1,221 206,695 -45,428
1994 53,845 899 216,343 -174,723
1993 53,591 560 228,045 -243,947
1992 53,186 182 255,291 75,788
1991 53,079 -305 260,943 3,749
1990 53,451 -854 265,444 4,948
1989 52,295 -1,368 270,838 3,736
1988 52,767 -1,750 277,498 11,327
1987 52,690 -1,953 286,766 21,308
1986 52,681 -2,136 289,894 6,154
1985 52,573 -2,297 290,756 4,718
1984 52,436 -2,435 290,052 5,124
1983 51,880 -2,518 286,545 4,456
1982 50,858 -2,554 279,934 32,899
1981 50,018 -2,620 271,361 11,523
1980 49,077 -2,701 241,179 390,593
1979 48,362 -2,772 223,657 -67,937
1978 47,694 -2,811 222,979 -170,727
1977 47,438 -2,792 225,139 -89,270
1976 47,307 -2,727 221,419 -32,495
1975 47,149 -2,635 216,947 -28,988
1974 46,932 -2,531 208,806 -16,105
1973 46,540 -2,464 201,885 -18,733
1972 46,311 -2,448 193,725 -20,959
1971 45,867 -2,454 185,427 -22,719
1970 45,075 -2,476 178,979 -24,102
1969 44,278 -2,510 172,626 -12,028
1968 43,641 -2,528 166,865 -11,997
1967 43,054 -2,528 161,205 -11,814
1966 42,457 -2,500 156,014 -11,211
1965 41,604 -2,454 151,164 -10,465
1964 40,806 -2,418 145,848 -9,631
1963 39,872 -2,380 140,984 -8,936
1962 38,537 -2,377 136,317 -8,529
1961 37,100 -2,394 131,531 -8,204
1960 35,431 -2,409 126,959 -8,260

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

GeoRank.org/population/panama/zimbabwe | 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 Zimbabwe 74.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,558,487 people) and 25.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,192,807 people).

As of 2024, 477,749 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Panama, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

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
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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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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