Panama Demographics

Population of Panama (2025)

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Panama Population
4,571,189
see live
Yearly Change
+1.23%
Global Share
0.06%
Global Rank
129

Median Age

The median age in Panama is 30.3 years (2025).

Fertility in Panama

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline


Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
2.1
(Live Births per Woman, 2025)

Life Expectancy in Panama

See also: Countries in the world ranked by Life Expectancy

Both Sexes
80.0
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
82.8
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
77.1
(life expectancy at birth, males)


Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in Panama


Infant Mortality
10.0
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
12.8
(per 1,000 live births)


Panama Urban Population

Currently, 70.7% of the population of Panama is urban (3,229,574 people in 2025)


Population Density

The 2025 population density in Panama is 61 people per Km2 (159 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 74,340 Km2 (28,703 sq. miles).

Largest Cities in Panama

# City Population
1 Panama 408,168
2 San Miguelito 321,501
3 Juan Diaz 100,636
4 David 81,957
5 Arraijan 76,815
6 Colon 76,643
7 Las Cumbres 69,102
8 La Chorrera 61,232
9 Pedregal 51,641
10 Tocumen 50,844
11 Santiago de Veraguas 45,355
12 Parque Lefevre 36,997
13 Chilibre 33,536
14 Cativa 29,607
15 Rio Abajo 26,607
16 Nuevo Belen 24,056
17 Ancon 20,706
18 Alcalde Diaz 20,285
19 El Chorrillo 18,302
20 Changuinola 17,997
21 La Cabima 17,975
22 La Concepcion 17,698
23 Pedregal 17,427
24 Veracruz 17,144
25 Curundu 16,361
26 Penonome 16,250
27 Sabanitas 15,577

See also

Sources

Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigeria Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

Population pyramid stages

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio

Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio

Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio

Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.

Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.