Population growth rate in Panama
Panama: Population growth rate was -0.197 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.197
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
106th
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.96
in 1915
All-time low
-0.6931
in 1700
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Panama, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population growth rate in Panama stood at -0.197.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Panama peaked at 3.96 in 1915 and was at its lowest, -0.6931, in 1700.
That places Panama 106th out of 239 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 growth rate in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | -0.6931 | — |
| 1800 | 0.619 | -189.3% |
| 1900 | 1.62 | +161.0% |
| 1905 | 2.09 | +29.5% |
| 1910 | 2.87 | +37.2% |
| 1915 | 3.96 | +37.9% |
| 1920 | 2.58 | -34.9% |
| 1925 | 0.559 | -78.3% |
| 1930 | 1.57 | +180.7% |
| 1935 | 3.03 | +92.9% |
| 1940 | 2.8 | -7.6% |
| 1945 | 2.47 | -11.6% |
| 1950 | 2.38 | -3.7% |
| 1951 | 2.47 | +3.8% |
| 1952 | 2.55 | +3.3% |
| 1953 | 2.63 | +2.9% |
| 1954 | 2.66 | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 2.69 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 2.73 | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 2.77 | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 2.81 | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 2.87 | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 2.93 | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 2.99 | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 3.02 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 3.04 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 3.02 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 2.99 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 2.96 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 2.92 | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 2.88 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 2.84 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 2.82 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 2.79 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 2.74 | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 2.68 | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 2.63 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 2.57 | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 2.51 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 2.45 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 2.41 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 2.38 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 2.37 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 2.36 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.35 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 2.35 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 2.33 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 2.28 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 2.25 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 2.2 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 2.17 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 2.12 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 2.14 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 2.1 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.08 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 2.07 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.05 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 2.03 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 2.02 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 2 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.99 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.97 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.95 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.94 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.92 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.91 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.9 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.87 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.84 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.83 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.81 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.79 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.77 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.77 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.75 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.73 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.73 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.73 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.73 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.7 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.65 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.54 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 1.21 | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.33 | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 1.29 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.24 | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 1.2 | -3.2% |
| 2026 | 1.17 | -3.0% |
| 2027 | 1.13 | -3.0% |
| 2028 | 1.1 | -2.8% |
| 2029 | 1.07 | -3.2% |
| 2030 | 1.03 | -3.0% |
| 2031 | 1 | -2.8% |
| 2032 | 0.979 | -2.6% |
| 2033 | 0.947 | -3.3% |
| 2034 | 0.919 | -3.0% |
| 2035 | 0.893 | -2.8% |
| 2036 | 0.868 | -2.8% |
| 2037 | 0.843 | -2.9% |
| 2038 | 0.815 | -3.3% |
| 2039 | 0.786 | -3.6% |
| 2040 | 0.759 | -3.4% |
| 2041 | 0.733 | -3.4% |
| 2042 | 0.707 | -3.5% |
| 2043 | 0.682 | -3.5% |
| 2044 | 0.655 | -4.0% |
| 2045 | 0.628 | -4.1% |
| 2046 | 0.605 | -3.7% |
| 2047 | 0.58 | -4.1% |
| 2048 | 0.555 | -4.3% |
| 2049 | 0.528 | -4.9% |
| 2050 | 0.505 | -4.4% |
| 2051 | 0.48 | -5.0% |
| 2052 | 0.454 | -5.4% |
| 2053 | 0.432 | -4.8% |
| 2054 | 0.408 | -5.6% |
| 2055 | 0.388 | -4.9% |
| 2056 | 0.367 | -5.4% |
| 2057 | 0.349 | -4.9% |
| 2058 | 0.331 | -5.2% |
| 2059 | 0.31 | -6.3% |
| 2060 | 0.294 | -5.2% |
| 2061 | 0.277 | -5.8% |
| 2062 | 0.261 | -5.8% |
| 2063 | 0.244 | -6.5% |
| 2064 | 0.23 | -5.7% |
| 2065 | 0.215 | -6.5% |
| 2066 | 0.202 | -6.0% |
| 2067 | 0.187 | -7.4% |
| 2068 | 0.175 | -6.4% |
| 2069 | 0.161 | -8.0% |
| 2070 | 0.146 | -9.3% |
| 2071 | 0.133 | -8.9% |
| 2072 | 0.12 | -9.8% |
| 2073 | 0.104 | -13.3% |
| 2074 | 0.091 | -12.5% |
| 2075 | 0.074 | -18.7% |
| 2076 | 0.06 | -18.9% |
| 2077 | 0.047 | -21.7% |
| 2078 | 0.034 | -27.7% |
| 2079 | 0.019 | -44.1% |
| 2080 | 0.005 | -73.7% |
| 2081 | -0.008 | -260.0% |
| 2082 | -0.022 | +175.0% |
| 2083 | -0.035 | +59.1% |
| 2084 | -0.046 | +31.4% |
| 2085 | -0.059 | +28.3% |
| 2086 | -0.068 | +15.3% |
| 2087 | -0.078 | +14.7% |
| 2088 | -0.088 | +12.8% |
| 2089 | -0.101 | +14.8% |
| 2090 | -0.108 | +6.9% |
| 2091 | -0.118 | +9.3% |
| 2092 | -0.126 | +6.8% |
| 2093 | -0.137 | +8.7% |
| 2094 | -0.145 | +5.8% |
| 2095 | -0.156 | +7.6% |
| 2096 | -0.163 | +4.5% |
| 2097 | -0.17 | +4.3% |
| 2098 | -0.18 | +5.9% |
| 2099 | -0.188 | +4.4% |
| 2100 | -0.197 | +4.8% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's -0.197 is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.343, 57% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Panama's -0.197 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.711, 28% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2081 | -260.0% | 0.005 | -0.008 |
| 1800 | +189.3% | -0.6931 | 0.619 |
| 1930 | +180.7% | 0.559 | 1.57 |
| 2082 | -175.0% | -0.008 | -0.022 |
| 1900 | +161.0% | 0.619 | 1.62 |
| 1935 | +92.9% | 1.57 | 3.03 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | -0.6931 | -0.6931 | -0.6931 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.619 | 0.619 | 0.619 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.85 | 1.62 | 2.09 | 2 |
| 1910s | 3.41 | 2.87 | 3.96 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.57 | 0.559 | 2.58 | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.3 | 1.57 | 3.03 | 2 |
| 1940s | 2.63 | 2.47 | 2.8 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.66 | 2.38 | 2.87 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.96 | 2.84 | 3.04 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.6 | 2.38 | 2.82 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.28 | 2.12 | 2.37 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.05 | 1.97 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.88 | 1.79 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 | 1.54 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 | 1.07 | 1.33 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.9089 | 0.786 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.6432 | 0.528 | 0.759 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.4024 | 0.31 | 0.505 | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.2246 | 0.161 | 0.294 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.0828 | 0.019 | 0.146 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.05 | -0.101 | 0.005 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.1491 | -0.188 | -0.108 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.197 | -0.197 | -0.197 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Panama?
- Population growth rate in Panama was -0.197 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 3.96 in 1915.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6931 in 1700.
- How does Panama rank for population growth rate?
- Panama ranks 106th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.4%. 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 growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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