Population density in Panama

Panama: Population density was 79.6 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
79.6 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
137th
of 235 countries
All-time high
81.29 people per km²
in 2080
All-time low
0.6634 people per km²
in 1700
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Panama, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

In 2100, population density in Panama stood at 79.6 people per km².

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 people per km² in 2080 and was at its lowest, 0.6634 people per km², 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

Annual values for Population density in Panama, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 1.57 people per km²
1100 1.74 people per km² +11.1%
1200 1.93 people per km² +11.1%
1300 2.15 people per km² +11.1%
1400 2.39 people per km² +11.1%
1500 2.65 people per km² +11.1%
1600 1.33 people per km² -50.0%
1700 0.6634 people per km² -50.0%
1710 0.6983 people per km² +5.3%
1720 0.7351 people per km² +5.3%
1730 0.7738 people per km² +5.3%
1740 0.8145 people per km² +5.3%
1750 0.8574 people per km² +5.3%
1760 0.9025 people per km² +5.3%
1770 0.95 people per km² +5.3%
1780 1 people per km² +5.3%
1790 1.05 people per km² +5.3%
1800 1.02 people per km² -3.2%
1801 1.03 people per km² +0.7%
1802 1.03 people per km² +0.7%
1803 1.04 people per km² +0.7%
1804 1.05 people per km² +0.7%
1805 1.06 people per km² +0.7%
1806 1.06 people per km² +0.7%
1807 1.07 people per km² +0.7%
1808 1.08 people per km² +0.7%
1809 1.09 people per km² +0.7%
1810 1.1 people per km² +0.7%
1811 1.1 people per km² +0.7%
1812 1.11 people per km² +0.7%
1813 1.12 people per km² +0.7%
1814 1.13 people per km² +0.7%
1815 1.14 people per km² +0.7%
1816 1.14 people per km² +0.7%
1817 1.15 people per km² +0.7%
1818 1.16 people per km² +0.7%
1819 1.17 people per km² +0.7%
1820 1.18 people per km² +0.7%
1821 1.19 people per km² +0.7%
1822 1.2 people per km² +0.7%
1823 1.2 people per km² +0.7%
1824 1.21 people per km² +0.7%
1825 1.22 people per km² +0.7%
1826 1.23 people per km² +0.7%
1827 1.24 people per km² +0.7%
1828 1.25 people per km² +0.7%
1829 1.26 people per km² +0.7%
1830 1.27 people per km² +0.7%
1831 1.28 people per km² +0.7%
1832 1.29 people per km² +0.7%
1833 1.29 people per km² +0.7%
1834 1.3 people per km² +0.7%
1835 1.31 people per km² +0.7%
1836 1.32 people per km² +0.7%
1837 1.33 people per km² +0.7%
1838 1.34 people per km² +0.7%
1839 1.35 people per km² +0.7%
1840 1.36 people per km² +0.7%
1841 1.37 people per km² +0.7%
1842 1.38 people per km² +0.7%
1843 1.39 people per km² +0.7%
1844 1.4 people per km² +0.7%
1845 1.41 people per km² +0.7%
1846 1.42 people per km² +0.7%
1847 1.43 people per km² +0.7%
1848 1.44 people per km² +0.7%
1849 1.46 people per km² +1.1%
1850 1.48 people per km² +1.4%
1851 1.5 people per km² +1.7%
1852 1.54 people per km² +2.1%
1853 1.57 people per km² +2.4%
1854 1.61 people per km² +2.4%
1855 1.65 people per km² +2.4%
1856 1.69 people per km² +2.4%
1857 1.73 people per km² +2.4%
1858 1.77 people per km² +2.4%
1859 1.81 people per km² +2.4%
1860 1.85 people per km² +2.4%
1861 1.9 people per km² +2.4%
1862 1.94 people per km² +2.4%
1863 1.99 people per km² +2.4%
1864 2.04 people per km² +2.4%
1865 2.09 people per km² +2.4%
1866 2.14 people per km² +2.4%
1867 2.19 people per km² +2.4%
1868 2.24 people per km² +2.4%
1869 2.29 people per km² +2.2%
1870 2.33 people per km² +1.9%
1871 2.37 people per km² +1.7%
1872 2.41 people per km² +1.5%
1873 2.44 people per km² +1.3%
1874 2.47 people per km² +1.3%
1875 2.5 people per km² +1.3%
1876 2.54 people per km² +1.3%
1877 2.57 people per km² +1.3%
1878 2.6 people per km² +1.3%
1879 2.64 people per km² +1.3%
1880 2.67 people per km² +1.3%
1881 2.7 people per km² +1.3%
1882 2.74 people per km² +1.3%
1883 2.77 people per km² +1.3%
1884 2.81 people per km² +1.3%
1885 2.85 people per km² +1.3%
1886 2.88 people per km² +1.3%
1887 2.92 people per km² +1.3%
1888 2.96 people per km² +1.3%
1889 3 people per km² +1.3%
1890 3.03 people per km² +1.3%
1891 3.07 people per km² +1.3%
1892 3.11 people per km² +1.3%
1893 3.15 people per km² +1.3%
1894 3.19 people per km² +1.3%
1895 3.24 people per km² +1.3%
1896 3.28 people per km² +1.3%
1897 3.32 people per km² +1.3%
1898 3.36 people per km² +1.3%
1899 3.41 people per km² +1.5%
1900 3.47 people per km² +1.6%
1901 3.53 people per km² +1.8%
1902 3.6 people per km² +2.0%
1903 3.68 people per km² +2.1%
1904 3.75 people per km² +2.1%
1905 3.83 people per km² +2.1%
1906 3.91 people per km² +2.1%
1907 4 people per km² +2.1%
1908 4.08 people per km² +2.1%
1909 4.18 people per km² +2.5%
1910 4.3 people per km² +2.9%
1911 4.45 people per km² +3.3%
1912 4.61 people per km² +3.7%
1913 4.8 people per km² +4.0%
1914 4.99 people per km² +4.0%
1915 5.19 people per km² +4.0%
1916 5.4 people per km² +4.0%
1917 5.62 people per km² +4.0%
1918 5.85 people per km² +4.1%
1919 6.04 people per km² +3.3%
1920 6.2 people per km² +2.6%
1921 6.32 people per km² +1.9%
1922 6.4 people per km² +1.2%
1923 6.44 people per km² +0.6%
1924 6.47 people per km² +0.6%
1925 6.51 people per km² +0.6%
1926 6.54 people per km² +0.6%
1927 6.58 people per km² +0.6%
1928 6.62 people per km² +0.6%
1929 6.69 people per km² +1.1%
1930 6.79 people per km² +1.6%
1931 6.94 people per km² +2.1%
1932 7.12 people per km² +2.6%
1933 7.34 people per km² +3.1%
1934 7.56 people per km² +3.1%
1935 7.79 people per km² +3.1%
1936 8.03 people per km² +3.1%
1937 8.28 people per km² +3.1%
1938 8.53 people per km² +3.1%
1939 8.79 people per km² +3.0%
1940 9.03 people per km² +2.8%
1941 9.28 people per km² +2.7%
1942 9.52 people per km² +2.6%
1943 9.76 people per km² +2.5%
1944 10.01 people per km² +2.5%
1945 10.26 people per km² +2.5%
1946 10.51 people per km² +2.5%
1947 10.78 people per km² +2.5%
1948 11.05 people per km² +2.5%
1949 11.32 people per km² +2.5%
1950 11.6 people per km² +2.5%
1951 11.89 people per km² +2.5%
1952 12.19 people per km² +2.5%
1953 12.51 people per km² +2.6%
1954 12.85 people per km² +2.7%
1955 13.2 people per km² +2.7%
1956 13.56 people per km² +2.7%
1957 13.94 people per km² +2.8%
1958 14.33 people per km² +2.8%
1959 14.75 people per km² +2.9%
1960 15.18 people per km² +2.9%
1961 15.64 people per km² +3.0%
1962 16.11 people per km² +3.1%
1963 16.61 people per km² +3.1%
1964 17.12 people per km² +3.1%
1965 17.64 people per km² +3.1%
1966 18.18 people per km² +3.0%
1967 18.72 people per km² +3.0%
1968 19.27 people per km² +2.9%
1969 19.83 people per km² +2.9%
1970 20.4 people per km² +2.9%
1971 20.98 people per km² +2.8%
1972 21.57 people per km² +2.8%
1973 22.16 people per km² +2.7%
1974 22.75 people per km² +2.7%
1975 23.35 people per km² +2.6%
1976 23.95 people per km² +2.6%
1977 24.56 people per km² +2.5%
1978 25.16 people per km² +2.5%
1979 25.77 people per km² +2.4%
1980 26.39 people per km² +2.4%
1981 27.02 people per km² +2.4%
1982 27.67 people per km² +2.4%
1983 28.32 people per km² +2.4%
1984 28.99 people per km² +2.4%
1985 29.67 people per km² +2.3%
1986 30.35 people per km² +2.3%
1987 31.03 people per km² +2.2%
1988 31.72 people per km² +2.2%
1989 32.41 people per km² +2.2%
1990 33.1 people per km² +2.2%
1991 33.81 people per km² +2.1%
1992 34.53 people per km² +2.1%
1993 35.25 people per km² +2.1%
1994 35.99 people per km² +2.1%
1995 36.73 people per km² +2.1%
1996 37.48 people per km² +2.0%
1997 38.24 people per km² +2.0%
1998 39.01 people per km² +2.0%
1999 39.79 people per km² +2.0%
2000 40.58 people per km² +2.0%
2001 41.38 people per km² +2.0%
2002 42.19 people per km² +1.9%
2003 43 people per km² +1.9%
2004 43.83 people per km² +1.9%
2005 44.66 people per km² +1.9%
2006 45.5 people per km² +1.9%
2007 46.34 people per km² +1.9%
2008 47.19 people per km² +1.8%
2009 48.05 people per km² +1.8%
2010 48.92 people per km² +1.8%
2011 49.79 people per km² +1.8%
2012 50.68 people per km² +1.8%
2013 51.57 people per km² +1.8%
2014 52.47 people per km² +1.7%
2015 53.38 people per km² +1.7%
2016 54.31 people per km² +1.7%
2017 55.25 people per km² +1.7%
2018 56.19 people per km² +1.7%
2019 57.09 people per km² +1.6%
2020 57.88 people per km² +1.4%
2021 58.58 people per km² +1.2%
2022 59.33 people per km² +1.3%
2023 60.11 people per km² +1.3%
2024 60.87 people per km² +1.3%
2025 61.62 people per km² +1.2%
2026 62.36 people per km² +1.2%
2027 63.08 people per km² +1.2%
2028 63.79 people per km² +1.1%
2029 64.48 people per km² +1.1%
2030 65.16 people per km² +1.1%
2031 65.83 people per km² +1.0%
2032 66.49 people per km² +1.0%
2033 67.13 people per km² +1.0%
2034 67.76 people per km² +0.9%
2035 68.38 people per km² +0.9%
2036 68.98 people per km² +0.9%
2037 69.58 people per km² +0.9%
2038 70.15 people per km² +0.8%
2039 70.72 people per km² +0.8%
2040 71.27 people per km² +0.8%
2041 71.8 people per km² +0.7%
2042 72.32 people per km² +0.7%
2043 72.82 people per km² +0.7%
2044 73.31 people per km² +0.7%
2045 73.78 people per km² +0.6%
2046 74.24 people per km² +0.6%
2047 74.68 people per km² +0.6%
2048 75.11 people per km² +0.6%
2049 75.51 people per km² +0.5%
2050 75.91 people per km² +0.5%
2051 76.28 people per km² +0.5%
2052 76.64 people per km² +0.5%
2053 76.98 people per km² +0.4%
2054 77.3 people per km² +0.4%
2055 77.61 people per km² +0.4%
2056 77.9 people per km² +0.4%
2057 78.18 people per km² +0.4%
2058 78.45 people per km² +0.3%
2059 78.7 people per km² +0.3%
2060 78.94 people per km² +0.3%
2061 79.16 people per km² +0.3%
2062 79.38 people per km² +0.3%
2063 79.58 people per km² +0.3%
2064 79.77 people per km² +0.2%
2065 79.95 people per km² +0.2%
2066 80.11 people per km² +0.2%
2067 80.27 people per km² +0.2%
2068 80.41 people per km² +0.2%
2069 80.55 people per km² +0.2%
2070 80.67 people per km² +0.2%
2071 80.78 people per km² +0.1%
2072 80.89 people per km² +0.1%
2073 80.98 people per km² +0.1%
2074 81.06 people per km² +0.1%
2075 81.12 people per km² +0.1%
2076 81.18 people per km² +0.1%
2077 81.22 people per km² +0.1%
2078 81.25 people per km² +0.0%
2079 81.28 people per km² +0.0%
2080 81.29 people per km² +0.0%
2081 81.28 people per km² -0.0%
2082 81.27 people per km² -0.0%
2083 81.25 people per km² -0.0%
2084 81.22 people per km² -0.0%
2085 81.17 people per km² -0.1%
2086 81.12 people per km² -0.1%
2087 81.06 people per km² -0.1%
2088 81 people per km² -0.1%
2089 80.92 people per km² -0.1%
2090 80.83 people per km² -0.1%
2091 80.74 people per km² -0.1%
2092 80.64 people per km² -0.1%
2093 80.54 people per km² -0.1%
2094 80.43 people per km² -0.1%
2095 80.3 people per km² -0.2%
2096 80.18 people per km² -0.2%
2097 80.04 people per km² -0.2%
2098 79.9 people per km² -0.2%
2099 79.76 people per km² -0.2%
2100 79.6 people per km² -0.2%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 79.6 people per km² is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.6 people per km², 75% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 79.6 people per km² is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.05 people per km², 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.

YearChange FromTo
1600 -50.0% 2.65 people per km² 1.33 people per km²
1700 -50.0% 1.33 people per km² 0.6634 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 1.57 people per km² 1.57 people per km² 1.57 people per km² 1
1100s 1.74 people per km² 1.74 people per km² 1.74 people per km² 1
1200s 1.93 people per km² 1.93 people per km² 1.93 people per km² 1
1300s 2.15 people per km² 2.15 people per km² 2.15 people per km² 1
1400s 2.39 people per km² 2.39 people per km² 2.39 people per km² 1
1500s 2.65 people per km² 2.65 people per km² 2.65 people per km² 1
1600s 1.33 people per km² 1.33 people per km² 1.33 people per km² 1
1700s 0.6634 people per km² 0.6634 people per km² 0.6634 people per km² 1
1710s 0.6983 people per km² 0.6983 people per km² 0.6983 people per km² 1
1720s 0.7351 people per km² 0.7351 people per km² 0.7351 people per km² 1
1730s 0.7738 people per km² 0.7738 people per km² 0.7738 people per km² 1
1740s 0.8145 people per km² 0.8145 people per km² 0.8145 people per km² 1
1750s 0.8574 people per km² 0.8574 people per km² 0.8574 people per km² 1
1760s 0.9025 people per km² 0.9025 people per km² 0.9025 people per km² 1
1770s 0.95 people per km² 0.95 people per km² 0.95 people per km² 1
1780s 1 people per km² 1 people per km² 1 people per km² 1
1790s 1.05 people per km² 1.05 people per km² 1.05 people per km² 1
1800s 1.05 people per km² 1.02 people per km² 1.09 people per km² 10
1810s 1.13 people per km² 1.1 people per km² 1.17 people per km² 10
1820s 1.22 people per km² 1.18 people per km² 1.26 people per km² 10
1830s 1.31 people per km² 1.27 people per km² 1.35 people per km² 10
1840s 1.41 people per km² 1.36 people per km² 1.46 people per km² 10
1850s 1.63 people per km² 1.48 people per km² 1.81 people per km² 10
1860s 2.07 people per km² 1.85 people per km² 2.29 people per km² 10
1870s 2.49 people per km² 2.33 people per km² 2.64 people per km² 10
1880s 2.83 people per km² 2.67 people per km² 3 people per km² 10
1890s 3.22 people per km² 3.03 people per km² 3.41 people per km² 10
1900s 3.8 people per km² 3.47 people per km² 4.18 people per km² 10
1910s 5.13 people per km² 4.3 people per km² 6.04 people per km² 10
1920s 6.48 people per km² 6.2 people per km² 6.69 people per km² 10
1930s 7.72 people per km² 6.79 people per km² 8.79 people per km² 10
1940s 10.15 people per km² 9.03 people per km² 11.32 people per km² 10
1950s 13.08 people per km² 11.6 people per km² 14.75 people per km² 10
1960s 17.43 people per km² 15.18 people per km² 19.83 people per km² 10
1970s 23.06 people per km² 20.4 people per km² 25.77 people per km² 10
1980s 29.36 people per km² 26.39 people per km² 32.41 people per km² 10
1990s 36.39 people per km² 33.1 people per km² 39.79 people per km² 10
2000s 44.27 people per km² 40.58 people per km² 48.05 people per km² 10
2010s 52.96 people per km² 48.92 people per km² 57.09 people per km² 10
2020s 61.21 people per km² 57.88 people per km² 64.48 people per km² 10
2030s 68.02 people per km² 65.16 people per km² 70.72 people per km² 10
2040s 73.48 people per km² 71.27 people per km² 75.51 people per km² 10
2050s 77.39 people per km² 75.91 people per km² 78.7 people per km² 10
2060s 79.81 people per km² 78.94 people per km² 80.55 people per km² 10
2070s 81.04 people per km² 80.67 people per km² 81.28 people per km² 10
2080s 81.16 people per km² 80.92 people per km² 81.29 people per km² 10
2090s 80.34 people per km² 79.76 people per km² 80.83 people per km² 10
2100s 79.6 people per km² 79.6 people per km² 79.6 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 134 Morocco 84.89 people per km² compare
  2. 135 Hungary 81.75 people per km² compare
  3. 136 Slovenia 81.05 people per km² compare
  4. 138 Djibouti 79.45 people per km² compare
  5. 139 Eswatini 77.96 people per km² compare
  6. 140 South Africa 77.75 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Panama?
Population density in Panama was 79.6 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 81.29 people per km² in 2080.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6634 people per km² 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 HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
Unit
people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.