Cyprus vs Panama: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050

Cyprus
66.7%
in 2025
Panama
66.2%
in 2025
Cyprus rank
116th
Panama rank
118th

Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time

  • Cyprus
  • Panama
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How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 66.7% against 66.2% in Panama, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 116th and Panama ranks 118th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 9 and Panama in 31.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Panama Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Cyprus
1100s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Cyprus
1200s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Cyprus
1300s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Panama
1400s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Panama
1500s 0.0% 0.4% 0.4% Panama
1600s 0.1% 1.2% 1.1% Panama
1700s 0.1% 3.6% 3.5% Panama
1710s 0.1% 4.0% 3.9% Panama
1720s 0.1% 4.4% 4.3% Panama
1730s 0.2% 4.8% 4.7% Panama
1740s 0.2% 5.3% 5.1% Panama
1750s 0.3% 5.8% 5.5% Panama
1760s 0.3% 6.4% 6.0% Panama
1770s 0.4% 7.0% 6.6% Panama
1780s 0.5% 7.6% 7.1% Panama
1790s 0.6% 8.3% 7.7% Panama
1800s 0.8% 9.1% 8.3% Panama
1810s 1.0% 10.0% 9.0% Panama
1820s 1.2% 11.0% 9.7% Panama
1830s 1.6% 12.0% 10.5% Panama
1840s 1.9% 13.2% 11.2% Panama
1850s 2.4% 14.4% 12.0% Panama
1860s 3.0% 15.8% 12.7% Panama
1870s 3.8% 17.3% 13.5% Panama
1880s 4.7% 18.9% 14.2% Panama
1890s 5.9% 20.7% 14.8% Panama
1900s 7.4% 22.7% 15.3% Panama
1910s 9.2% 24.9% 15.6% Panama
1920s 11.6% 27.2% 15.7% Panama
1930s 14.4% 29.8% 15.4% Panama
1940s 18.0% 32.7% 14.6% Panama
1950s 26.5% 39.4% 12.9% Panama
1960s 37.9% 44.2% 6.3% Panama
1970s 48.7% 48.6% 0.1% Cyprus
1980s 64.6% 51.4% 13.2% Cyprus
1990s 68.0% 57.8% 10.3% Cyprus
2000s 68.4% 63.8% 4.6% Cyprus
2010s 67.1% 65.5% 1.6% Cyprus
2020s 66.7% 65.9% 0.8% Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Cyprus or Panama?
Cyprus, at 66.7% against 66.2% in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Cyprus and Panama?
0.5%, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Panama?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Cyprus and Panama rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
Cyprus ranks 116th and Panama ranks 118th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.