Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Panama
Panama: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6615 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Panama, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.6615 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Panama peaked at 0.6615 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4129 people per person, in 1960.
Panama ranks 104th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Panama, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4129 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4175 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.4232 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.43 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4375 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4453 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4531 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4604 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4669 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4723 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4762 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4791 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4815 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4836 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4855 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4873 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.489 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4908 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4928 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.495 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4977 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5006 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5038 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5072 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5109 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5148 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.519 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5235 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5283 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5333 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5387 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5453 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5534 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5626 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5724 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5825 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5924 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6017 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6101 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.617 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6222 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6263 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6303 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6341 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6376 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6407 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6436 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.646 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6481 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6497 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6509 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6519 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6528 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6537 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6545 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6553 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.656 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6566 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6571 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6575 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6579 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6581 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6582 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6586 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.66 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6615 people per person | +0.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.6615 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 82% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.6615 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 92% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4419 people per person | 0.4129 people per person | 0.4723 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4861 people per person | 0.4762 people per person | 0.495 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5139 people per person | 0.4977 people per person | 0.5333 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5776 people per person | 0.5387 people per person | 0.617 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6379 people per person | 0.6222 people per person | 0.6497 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6546 people per person | 0.6509 people per person | 0.6575 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.659 people per person | 0.6579 people per person | 0.6615 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More population data for Panama
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.192 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.53 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.192 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1369 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,736 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.11 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4333 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 79.6 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 267,694 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Panama?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Panama was 0.6615 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6615 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4129 people per person in 1960.
- How does Panama rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Panama ranks 104th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.