How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and United States?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Panama vs United States: Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations

Panama

44.9%

in 2025

United States

47.0%

in 2025

Panama rank

16th

United States rank

15th

Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations over time

Panama
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 47.0% against 44.9% in Panama, a difference of 2.1%.

Across all 66 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Panama ranks 16th and United States ranks 15th of 121 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	27.3%	39.8%	12.5%	United States
1970s	30.5%	41.3%	10.8%	United States
1980s	32.7%	41.6%	8.9%	United States
1990s	37.1%	42.8%	5.7%	United States
2000s	40.8%	44.0%	3.2%	United States
2010s	42.2%	45.3%	3.1%	United States
2020s	44.2%	46.8%	2.6%	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Panama or United States?: United States, at 47.0% against 44.9% in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Panama and United States?: 2.1%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and United States?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Panama and United States rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Panama ranks 16th and United States ranks 15th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 158 places, 10,428 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.