Population in the largest city in Panama
Panama: Population in the largest city was 67.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in the largest city in Panama, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Panama recorded 67.9% for population in the largest city in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in the largest city in Panama peaked at 67.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 60.8%, in 1960.
Panama ranks 10th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in the largest city in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 60.8% | — |
| 1961 | 61.4% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 61.6% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 61.7% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 61.7% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 61.7% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 61.7% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 61.9% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 62.2% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 62.7% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 63.2% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 62.9% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 62.7% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 62.6% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 62.6% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 62.6% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 62.6% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 62.7% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 62.8% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 62.9% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 62.9% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 63.1% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 63.3% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 63.4% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 63.5% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 63.6% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 63.8% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 63.9% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 64.0% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 64.1% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 64.2% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 64.3% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 64.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 64.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 64.1% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 64.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 64.2% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 64.5% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 64.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 64.6% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 64.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 64.1% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 63.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 63.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 63.5% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 63.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 63.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 64.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 64.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 64.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 65.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 66.4% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 66.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 67.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 67.6% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 67.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.7% | 60.8% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.8% | 62.6% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.6% | 62.9% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.2% | 64.0% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 63.5% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 63.7% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 65.9% | 67.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More urban development data for Panama
- Population density 60.11 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 15.12 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.4495 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 2.05 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 26.65 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 2.05 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 0 Tonnes (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 28.44 Hectares (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in the largest city in Panama?
- Population in the largest city in Panama was 67.9% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in the largest city recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in the largest city recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.8% in 1960.
- How does Panama rank for population in the largest city?
- Panama ranks 10th out of 153 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in the largest city rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.