What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Panama and Rwanda?

35,567 immigrants, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Rwanda?

8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Panama vs Rwanda: Total number of international immigrants

Panama

477,749 immigrants

in 2024

Rwanda

513,316 immigrants

in 2024

Panama rank

83rd

Rwanda rank

82nd

Total number of international immigrants over time

Panama
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 513,316 immigrants against 477,749 immigrants in Panama, a difference of 35,567 immigrants.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Panama ranks 83rd and Rwanda ranks 82nd of 232 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	66,796 immigrants	187,880 immigrants	121,084 immigrants	Rwanda
2000s	96,436 immigrants	385,132 immigrants	288,696 immigrants	Rwanda
2010s	171,249 immigrants	470,774 immigrants	299,525 immigrants	Rwanda
2020s	395,457 immigrants	513,612 immigrants	118,154 immigrants	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Panama or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 513,316 immigrants against 477,749 immigrants in Panama as of 2024.
What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Panama and Rwanda?: 35,567 immigrants, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Rwanda?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Panama and Rwanda rank globally for total number of international immigrants?: Panama ranks 83rd and Rwanda ranks 82nd of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total number of international immigrants
Unit: immigrants
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 1,856 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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