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Panama population

Current population of Panama

4,632,956

Live estimate, extrapolated from the latest official figures

Births today
41
Deaths today
12
Change today (UTC)
+31
World rank
129th of 218
0.06% of world population
Population
4,571,189
2025 estimate
Annual growth
+1.22%
2025
Density
60 /km²
2023
Land area
74,180 km²
Urban population
66%
2025
Median age
30.3 yrs
2025 (UN WPP)
Fertility rate
2.11
births per woman, 2024
Life expectancy
79.8 yrs
2024
Net migration
+6,151
2025
Capital
Panama City
Region
Latin America & Caribbean

Population of Panama: overview

Panama has a population of 4,571,189 according to the latest official estimates (2025), the 129th largest in the world. Panama is part of the Latin America & Caribbean region and its capital is Panama City.

The population is growing steadily, at 1.22% per year. In absolute terms that meant roughly 55,612 additional people over the past year.

Population density is moderate — about 60 people per km², spread across 74,180 km² of land. A slim urban majority has emerged, with 66% of people living in cities.

The median age is 30.3 years. The fertility rate of 2.11 children per woman sits above the replacement level of 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 79.8 years (2024).

UN medium-variant projections point to continued growth, reaching 5.63 million by 2050 (23% above today's level). The 2030 projection is 4,833,858.

Panama population, 1960–2025 and projections

01.5M3M4.5M6M19601980200020202040projected2025: 4.57M1960: 1,126,0051961: 1,159,8701962: 1,195,3011963: 1,232,1241964: 1,270,0651965: 1,308,8351966: 1,348,3881967: 1,388,6281968: 1,429,4471969: 1,470,8861970: 1,513,0701971: 1,556,0811972: 1,599,7231973: 1,643,6901974: 1,687,9261975: 1,732,3891976: 1,776,9351977: 1,821,5431978: 1,866,3111979: 1,911,5521980: 1,957,5341981: 2,004,4181982: 2,052,2711983: 2,101,1061984: 2,150,7821985: 2,200,9151986: 2,251,3251987: 2,301,9701988: 2,352,8481989: 2,403,8201990: 2,455,5831991: 2,508,2651992: 2,561,3361993: 2,615,0991994: 2,669,5461995: 2,724,5571996: 2,780,2271997: 2,836,6951998: 2,893,9141999: 2,951,8222000: 3,010,3692001: 3,069,5372002: 3,129,3442003: 3,189,8072004: 3,251,1552005: 3,313,0262006: 3,375,0242007: 3,437,4902008: 3,500,6482009: 3,564,3812010: 3,628,5352011: 3,693,5052012: 3,759,2562013: 3,825,3292014: 3,892,1012015: 3,960,0352016: 4,029,0862017: 4,098,7072018: 4,167,8602019: 4,234,7002020: 4,293,2612021: 4,345,4052022: 4,400,7732023: 4,458,7592024: 4,515,5772025: 4,571,1892030: 4,833,8582050: 5,630,680
Population of Panama by year
YearPopulationGrowth rateAnnual change
20254,571,189+1.22%+55,612
20244,515,577+1.27%+56,818
20234,458,759+1.31%+57,986
20224,400,773+1.27%+55,368
20214,345,405+1.21%+52,144
20204,293,261+1.37%+58,561
20194,234,700+1.59%+66,840
20184,167,860+1.67%+69,153
20174,098,707+1.71%+69,621
20164,029,086+1.73%+69,051
20153,960,035+1.73%+67,934
20143,892,101+1.73%+66,772
20103,628,535+1.78%+64,154
20053,313,026+1.89%+61,871
20003,010,369+1.96%+58,547
19952,724,557+2.04%+55,011
19902,455,583+2.13%+51,763
19852,200,915+2.30%+50,133
19801,957,534+2.38%+45,982
19751,732,389+2.60%+44,463
19701,513,070+2.83%+42,184
19651,308,835+3.01%+38,770
19601,126,005––

Recent years annually, earlier years at five-year steps. Annual change compares against the immediately preceding year.

Panama population forecast

United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant.

Projected population of Panama
YearProjected populationvs today
20304,833,858+5.7%
20505,630,680+23.2%

Panama population pyramid (2025)

Age and sex structure from UN World Population Prospects 2024: 24.5% of Panama's population is under 15, 65.8% is of working age (15–64), and 9.7% is 65 or older. Hover any bar for the group's size.

MaleFemale
0%2%2%4%4%0-4 male: 181,909 (4.0%)0-4 female: 172,871 (3.8%)0-45-9 male: 195,543 (4.3%)5-9 female: 185,007 (4.0%)10-14 male: 197,524 (4.3%)10-14 female: 188,284 (4.1%)10-1415-19 male: 188,454 (4.1%)15-19 female: 180,631 (4.0%)20-24 male: 183,117 (4.0%)20-24 female: 176,351 (3.9%)20-2425-29 male: 177,572 (3.9%)25-29 female: 172,677 (3.8%)30-34 male: 169,864 (3.7%)30-34 female: 167,094 (3.7%)30-3435-39 male: 163,101 (3.6%)35-39 female: 160,952 (3.5%)40-44 male: 152,549 (3.3%)40-44 female: 151,482 (3.3%)40-4445-49 male: 138,179 (3.0%)45-49 female: 138,363 (3.0%)50-54 male: 129,195 (2.8%)50-54 female: 131,283 (2.9%)50-5455-59 male: 114,260 (2.5%)55-59 female: 118,316 (2.6%)60-64 male: 94,787 (2.1%)60-64 female: 100,382 (2.2%)60-6465-69 male: 72,689 (1.6%)65-69 female: 78,608 (1.7%)70-74 male: 53,770 (1.2%)70-74 female: 61,081 (1.3%)70-7475-79 male: 35,876 (0.8%)75-79 female: 44,158 (1.0%)80-84 male: 21,898 (0.5%)80-84 female: 30,043 (0.7%)80-8485-89 male: 10,945 (0.2%)85-89 female: 17,823 (0.4%)90-94 male: 3,567 (0.1%)90-94 female: 7,668 (0.2%)90-9495-99 male: 709 (0.0%)95-99 female: 2,168 (0.0%)100+ male: 70 (0.0%)100+ female: 371 (0.0%)100+

Panama population FAQ

What is the population of Panama in 2026?

Panama's population is estimated at about 4.63 million in 2026, extrapolated from the latest official figure of 4,571,189 (2025). Panama ranks 129th in the world by population.

Is the population of Panama growing or shrinking?

Panama's population is growing at about 1.22% per year, an increase of roughly 55,612 people over the past year.

How densely populated is Panama?

Panama has about 60 people per square kilometre across a land area of 74,180 km².

What share of the world's population lives in Panama?

Panama is home to about 0.06% of the world's population.

What is Panama's projected population in 2050?

United Nations medium-variant projections put Panama's population at 5,630,680 in 2050, passing through 4,833,858 in 2030.

What is the median age in Panama?

The median age in Panama is 30.3 years (2025 estimate) — half the population is younger and half older than that.

Sources: World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0); median age and projections from UN World Population Prospects 2024. Live figures are estimates extrapolated from the latest official data — see methodology.