Population density in Panama
Panama: Population density was 79.6 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
79.6
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
137th
of 235 countries
All-time high
81.29
in 2080
All-time low
0.6634
in 1700
Years of data
318
1000–2100
Population density in Panama, 1000–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population density in Panama stood at 79.6.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in Panama peaked at 81.29 in 2080 and was at its lowest, 0.6634, in 1700.
That places Panama 137th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population density in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 1.57 | — |
| 1100 | 1.74 | +11.1% |
| 1200 | 1.93 | +11.1% |
| 1300 | 2.15 | +11.1% |
| 1400 | 2.39 | +11.1% |
| 1500 | 2.65 | +11.1% |
| 1600 | 1.33 | -50.0% |
| 1700 | 0.6634 | -50.0% |
| 1710 | 0.6983 | +5.3% |
| 1720 | 0.7351 | +5.3% |
| 1730 | 0.7738 | +5.3% |
| 1740 | 0.8145 | +5.3% |
| 1750 | 0.8574 | +5.3% |
| 1760 | 0.9025 | +5.3% |
| 1770 | 0.95 | +5.3% |
| 1780 | 1 | +5.3% |
| 1790 | 1.05 | +5.3% |
| 1800 | 1.02 | -3.2% |
| 1801 | 1.03 | +0.7% |
| 1802 | 1.03 | +0.7% |
| 1803 | 1.04 | +0.7% |
| 1804 | 1.05 | +0.7% |
| 1805 | 1.06 | +0.7% |
| 1806 | 1.06 | +0.7% |
| 1807 | 1.07 | +0.7% |
| 1808 | 1.08 | +0.7% |
| 1809 | 1.09 | +0.7% |
| 1810 | 1.1 | +0.7% |
| 1811 | 1.1 | +0.7% |
| 1812 | 1.11 | +0.7% |
| 1813 | 1.12 | +0.7% |
| 1814 | 1.13 | +0.7% |
| 1815 | 1.14 | +0.7% |
| 1816 | 1.14 | +0.7% |
| 1817 | 1.15 | +0.7% |
| 1818 | 1.16 | +0.7% |
| 1819 | 1.17 | +0.7% |
| 1820 | 1.18 | +0.7% |
| 1821 | 1.19 | +0.7% |
| 1822 | 1.2 | +0.7% |
| 1823 | 1.2 | +0.7% |
| 1824 | 1.21 | +0.7% |
| 1825 | 1.22 | +0.7% |
| 1826 | 1.23 | +0.7% |
| 1827 | 1.24 | +0.7% |
| 1828 | 1.25 | +0.7% |
| 1829 | 1.26 | +0.7% |
| 1830 | 1.27 | +0.7% |
| 1831 | 1.28 | +0.7% |
| 1832 | 1.29 | +0.7% |
| 1833 | 1.29 | +0.7% |
| 1834 | 1.3 | +0.7% |
| 1835 | 1.31 | +0.7% |
| 1836 | 1.32 | +0.7% |
| 1837 | 1.33 | +0.7% |
| 1838 | 1.34 | +0.7% |
| 1839 | 1.35 | +0.7% |
| 1840 | 1.36 | +0.7% |
| 1841 | 1.37 | +0.7% |
| 1842 | 1.38 | +0.7% |
| 1843 | 1.39 | +0.7% |
| 1844 | 1.4 | +0.7% |
| 1845 | 1.41 | +0.7% |
| 1846 | 1.42 | +0.7% |
| 1847 | 1.43 | +0.7% |
| 1848 | 1.44 | +0.7% |
| 1849 | 1.46 | +1.1% |
| 1850 | 1.48 | +1.4% |
| 1851 | 1.5 | +1.7% |
| 1852 | 1.54 | +2.1% |
| 1853 | 1.57 | +2.4% |
| 1854 | 1.61 | +2.4% |
| 1855 | 1.65 | +2.4% |
| 1856 | 1.69 | +2.4% |
| 1857 | 1.73 | +2.4% |
| 1858 | 1.77 | +2.4% |
| 1859 | 1.81 | +2.4% |
| 1860 | 1.85 | +2.4% |
| 1861 | 1.9 | +2.4% |
| 1862 | 1.94 | +2.4% |
| 1863 | 1.99 | +2.4% |
| 1864 | 2.04 | +2.4% |
| 1865 | 2.09 | +2.4% |
| 1866 | 2.14 | +2.4% |
| 1867 | 2.19 | +2.4% |
| 1868 | 2.24 | +2.4% |
| 1869 | 2.29 | +2.2% |
| 1870 | 2.33 | +1.9% |
| 1871 | 2.37 | +1.7% |
| 1872 | 2.41 | +1.5% |
| 1873 | 2.44 | +1.3% |
| 1874 | 2.47 | +1.3% |
| 1875 | 2.5 | +1.3% |
| 1876 | 2.54 | +1.3% |
| 1877 | 2.57 | +1.3% |
| 1878 | 2.6 | +1.3% |
| 1879 | 2.64 | +1.3% |
| 1880 | 2.67 | +1.3% |
| 1881 | 2.7 | +1.3% |
| 1882 | 2.74 | +1.3% |
| 1883 | 2.77 | +1.3% |
| 1884 | 2.81 | +1.3% |
| 1885 | 2.85 | +1.3% |
| 1886 | 2.88 | +1.3% |
| 1887 | 2.92 | +1.3% |
| 1888 | 2.96 | +1.3% |
| 1889 | 3 | +1.3% |
| 1890 | 3.03 | +1.3% |
| 1891 | 3.07 | +1.3% |
| 1892 | 3.11 | +1.3% |
| 1893 | 3.15 | +1.3% |
| 1894 | 3.19 | +1.3% |
| 1895 | 3.24 | +1.3% |
| 1896 | 3.28 | +1.3% |
| 1897 | 3.32 | +1.3% |
| 1898 | 3.36 | +1.3% |
| 1899 | 3.41 | +1.5% |
| 1900 | 3.47 | +1.6% |
| 1901 | 3.53 | +1.8% |
| 1902 | 3.6 | +2.0% |
| 1903 | 3.68 | +2.1% |
| 1904 | 3.75 | +2.1% |
| 1905 | 3.83 | +2.1% |
| 1906 | 3.91 | +2.1% |
| 1907 | 4 | +2.1% |
| 1908 | 4.08 | +2.1% |
| 1909 | 4.18 | +2.5% |
| 1910 | 4.3 | +2.9% |
| 1911 | 4.45 | +3.3% |
| 1912 | 4.61 | +3.7% |
| 1913 | 4.8 | +4.0% |
| 1914 | 4.99 | +4.0% |
| 1915 | 5.19 | +4.0% |
| 1916 | 5.4 | +4.0% |
| 1917 | 5.62 | +4.0% |
| 1918 | 5.85 | +4.1% |
| 1919 | 6.04 | +3.3% |
| 1920 | 6.2 | +2.6% |
| 1921 | 6.32 | +1.9% |
| 1922 | 6.4 | +1.2% |
| 1923 | 6.44 | +0.6% |
| 1924 | 6.47 | +0.6% |
| 1925 | 6.51 | +0.6% |
| 1926 | 6.54 | +0.6% |
| 1927 | 6.58 | +0.6% |
| 1928 | 6.62 | +0.6% |
| 1929 | 6.69 | +1.1% |
| 1930 | 6.79 | +1.6% |
| 1931 | 6.94 | +2.1% |
| 1932 | 7.12 | +2.6% |
| 1933 | 7.34 | +3.1% |
| 1934 | 7.56 | +3.1% |
| 1935 | 7.79 | +3.1% |
| 1936 | 8.03 | +3.1% |
| 1937 | 8.28 | +3.1% |
| 1938 | 8.53 | +3.1% |
| 1939 | 8.79 | +3.0% |
| 1940 | 9.03 | +2.8% |
| 1941 | 9.28 | +2.7% |
| 1942 | 9.52 | +2.6% |
| 1943 | 9.76 | +2.5% |
| 1944 | 10.01 | +2.5% |
| 1945 | 10.26 | +2.5% |
| 1946 | 10.51 | +2.5% |
| 1947 | 10.78 | +2.5% |
| 1948 | 11.05 | +2.5% |
| 1949 | 11.32 | +2.5% |
| 1950 | 11.6 | +2.5% |
| 1951 | 11.89 | +2.5% |
| 1952 | 12.19 | +2.5% |
| 1953 | 12.51 | +2.6% |
| 1954 | 12.85 | +2.7% |
| 1955 | 13.2 | +2.7% |
| 1956 | 13.56 | +2.7% |
| 1957 | 13.94 | +2.8% |
| 1958 | 14.33 | +2.8% |
| 1959 | 14.75 | +2.9% |
| 1960 | 15.18 | +2.9% |
| 1961 | 15.64 | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 16.11 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 16.61 | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 17.12 | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 17.64 | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 18.18 | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 18.72 | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 19.27 | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 19.83 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 20.4 | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 20.98 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 21.57 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 22.16 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 22.75 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 23.35 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 23.95 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 24.56 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 25.16 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 25.77 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 26.39 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 27.02 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 27.67 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 28.32 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 28.99 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 29.67 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 30.35 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 31.03 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 31.72 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 32.41 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 33.1 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 33.81 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 34.53 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 35.25 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 35.99 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 36.73 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 37.48 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 38.24 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 39.01 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 39.79 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 40.58 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 41.38 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 42.19 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 43 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 43.83 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 44.66 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 45.5 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 46.34 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 47.19 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 48.05 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 48.92 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 49.79 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 50.68 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 51.57 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 52.47 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 53.38 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 54.31 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 55.25 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 56.19 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 57.09 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 57.88 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 58.58 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 59.33 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 60.11 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 60.87 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 61.62 | +1.2% |
| 2026 | 62.36 | +1.2% |
| 2027 | 63.08 | +1.2% |
| 2028 | 63.79 | +1.1% |
| 2029 | 64.48 | +1.1% |
| 2030 | 65.16 | +1.1% |
| 2031 | 65.83 | +1.0% |
| 2032 | 66.49 | +1.0% |
| 2033 | 67.13 | +1.0% |
| 2034 | 67.76 | +0.9% |
| 2035 | 68.38 | +0.9% |
| 2036 | 68.98 | +0.9% |
| 2037 | 69.58 | +0.9% |
| 2038 | 70.15 | +0.8% |
| 2039 | 70.72 | +0.8% |
| 2040 | 71.27 | +0.8% |
| 2041 | 71.8 | +0.7% |
| 2042 | 72.32 | +0.7% |
| 2043 | 72.82 | +0.7% |
| 2044 | 73.31 | +0.7% |
| 2045 | 73.78 | +0.6% |
| 2046 | 74.24 | +0.6% |
| 2047 | 74.68 | +0.6% |
| 2048 | 75.11 | +0.6% |
| 2049 | 75.51 | +0.5% |
| 2050 | 75.91 | +0.5% |
| 2051 | 76.28 | +0.5% |
| 2052 | 76.64 | +0.5% |
| 2053 | 76.98 | +0.4% |
| 2054 | 77.3 | +0.4% |
| 2055 | 77.61 | +0.4% |
| 2056 | 77.9 | +0.4% |
| 2057 | 78.18 | +0.4% |
| 2058 | 78.45 | +0.3% |
| 2059 | 78.7 | +0.3% |
| 2060 | 78.94 | +0.3% |
| 2061 | 79.16 | +0.3% |
| 2062 | 79.38 | +0.3% |
| 2063 | 79.58 | +0.3% |
| 2064 | 79.77 | +0.2% |
| 2065 | 79.95 | +0.2% |
| 2066 | 80.11 | +0.2% |
| 2067 | 80.27 | +0.2% |
| 2068 | 80.41 | +0.2% |
| 2069 | 80.55 | +0.2% |
| 2070 | 80.67 | +0.2% |
| 2071 | 80.78 | +0.1% |
| 2072 | 80.89 | +0.1% |
| 2073 | 80.98 | +0.1% |
| 2074 | 81.06 | +0.1% |
| 2075 | 81.12 | +0.1% |
| 2076 | 81.18 | +0.1% |
| 2077 | 81.22 | +0.1% |
| 2078 | 81.25 | +0.0% |
| 2079 | 81.28 | +0.0% |
| 2080 | 81.29 | +0.0% |
| 2081 | 81.28 | -0.0% |
| 2082 | 81.27 | -0.0% |
| 2083 | 81.25 | -0.0% |
| 2084 | 81.22 | -0.0% |
| 2085 | 81.17 | -0.1% |
| 2086 | 81.12 | -0.1% |
| 2087 | 81.06 | -0.1% |
| 2088 | 81 | -0.1% |
| 2089 | 80.92 | -0.1% |
| 2090 | 80.83 | -0.1% |
| 2091 | 80.74 | -0.1% |
| 2092 | 80.64 | -0.1% |
| 2093 | 80.54 | -0.1% |
| 2094 | 80.43 | -0.1% |
| 2095 | 80.3 | -0.2% |
| 2096 | 80.18 | -0.2% |
| 2097 | 80.04 | -0.2% |
| 2098 | 79.9 | -0.2% |
| 2099 | 79.76 | -0.2% |
| 2100 | 79.6 | -0.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 79.6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.6, 75% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Panama's 79.6 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.05, 89% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population density in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 | -50.0% | 2.65 | 1.33 |
| 1700 | -50.0% | 1.33 | 0.6634 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.93 | 1.93 | 1.93 | 1 |
| 1300s | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.15 | 1 |
| 1400s | 2.39 | 2.39 | 2.39 | 1 |
| 1500s | 2.65 | 2.65 | 2.65 | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.6634 | 0.6634 | 0.6634 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.6983 | 0.6983 | 0.6983 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.7351 | 0.7351 | 0.7351 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.7738 | 0.7738 | 0.7738 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.8145 | 0.8145 | 0.8145 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.8574 | 0.8574 | 0.8574 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.9025 | 0.9025 | 0.9025 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 1 |
| 1780s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1810s | 1.13 | 1.1 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 1820s | 1.22 | 1.18 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 1830s | 1.31 | 1.27 | 1.35 | 10 |
| 1840s | 1.41 | 1.36 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 1850s | 1.63 | 1.48 | 1.81 | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.07 | 1.85 | 2.29 | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.49 | 2.33 | 2.64 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.83 | 2.67 | 3 | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.22 | 3.03 | 3.41 | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.8 | 3.47 | 4.18 | 10 |
| 1910s | 5.13 | 4.3 | 6.04 | 10 |
| 1920s | 6.48 | 6.2 | 6.69 | 10 |
| 1930s | 7.72 | 6.79 | 8.79 | 10 |
| 1940s | 10.15 | 9.03 | 11.32 | 10 |
| 1950s | 13.08 | 11.6 | 14.75 | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.43 | 15.18 | 19.83 | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.06 | 20.4 | 25.77 | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.36 | 26.39 | 32.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.39 | 33.1 | 39.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.27 | 40.58 | 48.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.96 | 48.92 | 57.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.21 | 57.88 | 64.48 | 10 |
| 2030s | 68.02 | 65.16 | 70.72 | 10 |
| 2040s | 73.48 | 71.27 | 75.51 | 10 |
| 2050s | 77.39 | 75.91 | 78.7 | 10 |
| 2060s | 79.81 | 78.94 | 80.55 | 10 |
| 2070s | 81.04 | 80.67 | 81.28 | 10 |
| 2080s | 81.16 | 80.92 | 81.29 | 10 |
| 2090s | 80.34 | 79.76 | 80.83 | 10 |
| 2100s | 79.6 | 79.6 | 79.6 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in Panama?
- Population density in Panama was 79.6 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 81.29 in 2080.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6634 in 1700.
- How does Panama rank for population density?
- Panama ranks 137th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population density rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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