Population · Americas · 2025 data
Panama Population
Panama had a population of 4.57 million in 2025, ranking #128 of 216 countries and territories (0.06% of the world). The population grew by 15.4% over the past ten years.
Population of Panama, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,571,189 | +1.23% |
| 2024 | 4,515,577 | +1.27% |
| 2023 | 4,458,759 | +1.32% |
| 2022 | 4,400,773 | +1.27% |
| 2021 | 4,345,405 | +1.21% |
| 2020 | 4,293,261 | +1.38% |
| 2019 | 4,234,700 | +1.60% |
| 2018 | 4,167,860 | +1.69% |
| 2017 | 4,098,707 | +1.73% |
| 2016 | 4,029,086 | +1.74% |
| 2015 | 3,960,035 | +1.75% |
| 2014 | 3,892,101 | +1.75% |
| 2013 | 3,825,329 | +1.76% |
| 2012 | 3,759,256 | +1.78% |
| 2011 | 3,693,505 | +1.79% |
| 2010 | 3,628,535 | +1.80% |
| 2009 | 3,564,381 | +1.82% |
| 2008 | 3,500,648 | +1.84% |
| 2007 | 3,437,490 | +1.85% |
| 2006 | 3,375,024 | +1.87% |
| 2005 | 3,313,026 | +1.90% |
| 2004 | 3,251,155 | +1.92% |
| 2003 | 3,189,807 | +1.93% |
| 2002 | 3,129,344 | +1.95% |
| 2001 | 3,069,537 | +1.97% |
| 2000 | 3,010,369 | +1.98% |
| 1999 | 2,951,822 | +2.00% |
| 1998 | 2,893,914 | +2.02% |
| 1997 | 2,836,695 | +2.03% |
| 1996 | 2,780,227 | +2.04% |
| 1995 | 2,724,557 | +2.06% |
| 1994 | 2,669,546 | +2.08% |
| 1993 | 2,615,099 | +2.10% |
| 1992 | 2,561,336 | +2.12% |
| 1991 | 2,508,265 | +2.15% |
| 1990 | 2,455,583 | +2.15% |
| 1989 | 2,403,820 | +2.17% |
| 1988 | 2,352,848 | +2.21% |
| 1987 | 2,301,970 | +2.25% |
| 1986 | 2,251,325 | +2.29% |
| 1985 | 2,200,915 | +2.33% |
| 1984 | 2,150,782 | +2.36% |
| 1983 | 2,101,106 | +2.38% |
| 1982 | 2,052,271 | +2.39% |
| 1981 | 2,004,418 | +2.40% |
| 1980 | 1,957,534 | +2.41% |
| 1979 | 1,911,552 | +2.42% |
| 1978 | 1,866,311 | +2.46% |
| 1977 | 1,821,543 | +2.51% |
| 1976 | 1,776,935 | +2.57% |
| 1975 | 1,732,389 | +2.63% |
| 1974 | 1,687,926 | +2.69% |
| 1973 | 1,643,690 | +2.75% |
| 1972 | 1,599,723 | +2.80% |
| 1971 | 1,556,081 | +2.84% |
| 1970 | 1,513,070 | +2.87% |
| 1969 | 1,470,886 | +2.90% |
| 1968 | 1,429,447 | +2.94% |
| 1967 | 1,388,628 | +2.98% |
| 1966 | 1,348,388 | +3.02% |
| 1965 | 1,308,835 | +3.05% |
| 1964 | 1,270,065 | +3.08% |
| 1963 | 1,232,124 | +3.08% |
| 1962 | 1,195,301 | +3.05% |
| 1961 | 1,159,870 | +3.01% |
| 1960 | 1,126,005 | — |
Demographics of Panama
Ethnic groups
Mestizo (mixed Indigenous and White) 65%, Indigenous 12.3% (Ngabe 7.6%, Kuna 2.4%, Embera 0.9%, Bugle 0.8%, other 0.4%, unspecified 0.2%), Black or African descent 9.2%, Mulatto 6.8%, White 6.7% (2010 est.)
Languages
Spanish (official), Indigenous languages (including Ngabere (Guaymi), Buglere, Kuna, Embera, Wounaan, Naso (Teribe), and Bri Bri), Panamanian English Creole (a mixture of English and Spanish with elements of Ngabere, also known as Guari Guari and Colon Creole), English, Chinese (Yue and Hakka), Arabic, French Creole, other (Yiddish, Hebrew, Korean, Japanese)
Religions
Evangelical 55%, Roman Catholic 33.4%, none 10.1%, unspecified 1.5% (2023 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 69.5% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).