Population, total in Panama
Panama: Population, total was 4.57 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in Panama, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Panama recorded 4.57 million for population, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Panama peaked at 4.57 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.13 million, in 1960.
Panama ranks 128th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 million | 1.13 million | 1.47 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.71 million | 1.51 million | 1.91 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.18 million | 1.96 million | 2.40 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.70 million | 2.46 million | 2.95 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.28 million | 3.01 million | 3.56 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.93 million | 3.63 million | 4.23 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.43 million | 4.29 million | 4.57 million | 6 |
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More climate change data for Panama
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Urban population 3.02 million (2025)
- Urban population 66.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.8 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 360.48 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.8 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.8 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in Panama?
- Population, total in Panama was 4.57 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 4.57 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 million in 1960.
- How does Panama rank for population, total?
- Panama ranks 128th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.