Population growth in Panama
Panama: Population growth was 1.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population growth in Panama, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 1.2% for population growth in 2025.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Panama peaked at 3.0% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2021.
Panama ranks 84th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 81 Djibouti 1.3% compare
- 82 East Timor 1.3% compare
- 83 Mongolia 1.2% compare
- 85 Singapore 1.2% compare
- 86 Bangladesh 1.2% compare
- 87 Kazakhstan 1.2% compare
More climate change data for Panama
- Population, total 4.57 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Urban population 3.02 million (2025)
- Urban population 66.2% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 44.9% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.21 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.9% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 31.4% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 27.2% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 26.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Panama?
- Population growth in Panama was 1.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 1963.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2021.
- How does Panama rank for population growth?
- Panama ranks 84th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.