Panama vs Pre-demographic dividend: Population in the largest city
Panama
67.9%
in 2025
Pre-demographic dividend
27.1%
in 2025
Panama rank
10th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
7th
Population in the largest city over time
- Panama
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Panama currently reports 67.9% against 27.1% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 40.8%.
That makes Panama's figure about 2.5 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 10th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 7th of 153 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.7% | 27.9% | 33.8% | Panama |
| 1970s | 62.8% | 30.2% | 32.6% | Panama |
| 1980s | 63.6% | 30.5% | 33.1% | Panama |
| 1990s | 64.2% | 30.6% | 33.7% | Panama |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 28.9% | 35.1% | Panama |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 27.2% | 37.2% | Panama |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 27.0% | 40.0% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Panama or Pre-demographic dividend?
- Panama, at 67.9% against 27.1% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Panama and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 40.8%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Panama ranks 10th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 7th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.