Panama

Population in Panama

Population in Panama: 860,900 people in 1950 and 4.46 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
4.46 million people
Since 1950
+3.6 million people
Rank, 2023
129 of 229
counting from the highest
World, 2023
8.09 billion people
Projected, 2100
5.91 million people
UN projection (medium variant)
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people · UN

Population in PanamaPopulation in Panama: 860,900 people in 1950 and 4.46 million people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 5.91 million people in 2100, between 3.78 million people and 8.97 million people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 5.91 million people in 2100, between 3.78 million people and 8.97 million people (95% prediction interval).
  • Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 75,600 people.

Every year

people · UN

YearPanamaWorld
20234.46 million8.09 billion
20224.4 million8.02 billion
20214.35 million7.95 billion
20204.29 million7.89 billion
20194.24 million7.81 billion
20184.17 million7.73 billion
20174.1 million7.65 billion
20164.03 million7.56 billion
20153.96 million7.47 billion
20143.89 million7.38 billion
20133.83 million7.29 billion
20123.76 million7.2 billion
20113.69 million7.11 billion
20103.63 million7.02 billion
20093.56 million6.93 billion
20083.5 million6.84 billion
20073.44 million6.76 billion
20063.38 million6.67 billion
20053.31 million6.59 billion
20043.25 million6.5 billion
20033.19 million6.42 billion
20023.13 million6.34 billion
20013.07 million6.26 billion
20003.01 million6.17 billion
19992.95 million6.09 billion
19982.89 million6.01 billion
19972.84 million5.93 billion
19962.78 million5.84 billion
19952.73 million5.76 billion
19942.67 million5.68 billion
19932.62 million5.59 billion
19922.56 million5.51 billion
19912.51 million5.42 billion
19902.46 million5.33 billion
19892.4 million5.23 billion
19882.35 million5.14 billion
19872.3 million5.05 billion
19862.25 million4.96 billion
19852.2 million4.87 billion
19842.15 million4.78 billion
19832.1 million4.7 billion
19822.05 million4.61 billion
19812 million4.53 billion
19801.96 million4.45 billion
19791.91 million4.37 billion
19781.87 million4.29 billion
19771.82 million4.22 billion
19761.78 million4.14 billion
19751.73 million4.07 billion
19741.69 million4 billion
19731.64 million3.92 billion
19721.6 million3.85 billion
19711.56 million3.77 billion
19701.51 million3.7 billion
19691.47 million3.62 billion
19681.43 million3.55 billion
19671.39 million3.47 billion
19661.35 million3.4 billion
19651.31 million3.34 billion
19641.27 million3.26 billion
19631.23 million3.19 billion
19621.2 million3.12 billion
19611.16 million3.07 billion
19601.13 million3.02 billion
19591.09 million2.97 billion
19581.06 million2.91 billion
19571.03 million2.85 billion
19561.01 million2.8 billion
1955979,0002.74 billion
1954953,1002.69 billion
1953928,2002.63 billion
1952904,5002.58 billion
1951882,0002.54 billion
1950860,9002.49 billion
1949839,900–
1948819,300–
1947799,300–
1946779,800–
1945760,800–
1944742,200–
1943724,000–
1942706,400–
1941688,400–
1940670,200–
1939651,700–
1938633,000–
1937614,100–
1936595,800–
1935578,100–
1934560,800–
1933544,100–
1932527,900–
1931514,600–
1930504,000–
1929496,200–
1928490,900–
1927488,200–
1926485,500–
1925482,800–
1924480,100–
1923477,400–
1922474,700–
1921468,900–
1920460,100–
1919448,400–
1918433,900–
1917416,900–
1916400,700–
1915385,100–
1914370,200–
1913355,800–
1912342,000–
1911329,900–
1910319,300–
1909310,300–
1908302,700–
1907296,400–
1906290,300–
1905284,300–
1904278,400–
1903272,600–
1902267,000–
1901261,900–
1900257,200–
1899253,100–
1898249,500–
1897246,300–
1896243,200–
1895240,100–
1894237,000–
1893234,000–
1892231,000–
1891228,000–
1890225,100–
1889222,300–
1888219,400–
1887216,600–
1886213,900–
1885211,100–
1884208,400–
1883205,800–
1882203,200–
1881200,600–
1880198,000–
1879195,500–
1878193,000–
1877190,500–
1876188,100–
1875185,700–
1874183,300–
1873181,000–
1872178,700–
1871176,000–
1870173,000–
1869169,800–
1868166,200–
1867162,300–
1866158,500–
1865154,800–
1864151,200–
1863147,700–
1862144,200–
1861140,900–
1860137,600–
1859134,400–
1858131,200–
1857128,200–
1856125,200–
1855122,300–
1854119,400–
1853116,600–
1852113,900–
1851111,600–
1850109,700–
1849108,200–
1848107,000–
1847106,300–
1846105,500–
1845104,700–
1844104,000–
1843103,200–
1842102,500–
1841101,800–
1840101,000–
1839100,300–
183899,560–
183798,850–
183698,130–
183597,420–
183496,720–
183396,020–
183295,330–
183194,640–
183093,960–
182993,280–
182892,610–
182791,940–
182691,270–
182590,620–
182489,960–
182389,310–
182288,670–
182188,030–
182087,390–
181986,760–
181886,130–
181785,510–
181684,900–
181584,280–
181483,670–
181383,070–
181282,470–
181181,880–
181081,280–
180980,690–
180880,110–
180779,530–
180678,960–
180578,390–
180477,820–
180377,260–
180276,700–
180176,150–
180075,600–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearPanamaWorld
20244.52 million4.51 million–4.52 million8.16 billion
20254.57 million4.55 million–4.59 million8.23 billion
20264.63 million4.6 million–4.66 million8.3 billion
20274.68 million4.63 million–4.73 million8.37 billion
20284.73 million4.67 million–4.8 million8.44 billion
20294.78 million4.71 million–4.87 million8.5 billion
20304.83 million4.74 million–4.94 million8.57 billion
20314.88 million4.77 million–5.01 million8.63 billion
20324.93 million4.8 million–5.08 million8.7 billion
20334.98 million4.83 million–5.14 million8.76 billion
20345.03 million4.85 million–5.21 million8.82 billion
20355.07 million4.88 million–5.28 million8.89 billion
20365.12 million4.91 million–5.35 million8.95 billion
20375.16 million4.93 million–5.41 million9.01 billion
20385.2 million4.95 million–5.48 million9.06 billion
20395.25 million4.97 million–5.54 million9.12 billion
20405.29 million4.99 million–5.6 million9.18 billion
20415.33 million5.01 million–5.66 million9.23 billion
20425.37 million5.02 million–5.73 million9.29 billion
20435.4 million5.03 million–5.79 million9.34 billion
20445.44 million5.04 million–5.85 million9.39 billion
20455.47 million5.06 million–5.91 million9.44 billion
20465.51 million5.07 million–5.97 million9.49 billion
20475.54 million5.08 million–6.02 million9.54 billion
20485.57 million5.08 million–6.08 million9.58 billion
20495.6 million5.08 million–6.14 million9.62 billion
20505.63 million5.09 million–6.19 million9.66 billion
20515.66 million5.09 million–6.25 million9.7 billion
20525.69 million5.09 million–6.3 million9.74 billion
20535.71 million5.09 million–6.37 million9.78 billion
20545.73 million5.08 million–6.42 million9.81 billion
20555.76 million5.08 million–6.48 million9.85 billion
20565.78 million5.08 million–6.53 million9.88 billion
20575.8 million5.07 million–6.58 million9.91 billion
20585.82 million5.07 million–6.64 million9.94 billion
20595.84 million5.06 million–6.7 million9.96 billion
20605.86 million5.05 million–6.75 million9.99 billion
20615.87 million5.04 million–6.8 million10 billion
20625.89 million5.03 million–6.85 million10 billion
20635.9 million5.02 million–6.9 million10.1 billion
20645.92 million5 million–6.97 million10.1 billion
20655.93 million4.98 million–7.03 million10.1 billion
20665.94 million4.97 million–7.08 million10.1 billion
20675.95 million4.95 million–7.13 million10.1 billion
20685.97 million4.93 million–7.18 million10.2 billion
20695.98 million4.91 million–7.24 million10.2 billion
20705.98 million4.88 million–7.28 million10.2 billion
20715.99 million4.85 million–7.33 million10.2 billion
20726 million4.83 million–7.39 million10.2 billion
20736.01 million4.8 million–7.44 million10.2 billion
20746.01 million4.77 million–7.49 million10.2 billion
20756.02 million4.74 million–7.54 million10.3 billion
20766.02 million4.72 million–7.6 million10.3 billion
20776.03 million4.69 million–7.65 million10.3 billion
20786.03 million4.66 million–7.71 million10.3 billion
20796.03 million4.62 million–7.76 million10.3 billion
20806.03 million4.57 million–7.81 million10.3 billion
20816.03 million4.54 million–7.87 million10.3 billion
20826.03 million4.51 million–7.92 million10.3 billion
20836.03 million4.48 million–7.98 million10.3 billion
20846.03 million4.44 million–8.05 million10.3 billion
20856.02 million4.4 million–8.1 million10.3 billion
20866.02 million4.36 million–8.15 million10.3 billion
20876.01 million4.32 million–8.2 million10.3 billion
20886.01 million4.29 million–8.24 million10.3 billion
20896 million4.25 million–8.29 million10.3 billion
20906 million4.22 million–8.37 million10.3 billion
20915.99 million4.18 million–8.44 million10.3 billion
20925.98 million4.13 million–8.5 million10.3 billion
20935.97 million4.08 million–8.55 million10.3 billion
20945.97 million4.03 million–8.6 million10.2 billion
20955.96 million3.98 million–8.66 million10.2 billion
20965.95 million3.94 million–8.72 million10.2 billion
20975.94 million3.9 million–8.78 million10.2 billion
20985.93 million3.86 million–8.84 million10.2 billion
20995.92 million3.82 million–8.91 million10.2 billion
21005.91 million3.78 million–8.97 million10.2 billion

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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