Panama's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 4.5 million in 2021.
The population of Panama grew at 1.5% in the last year and is ranked the 19th most populated country in Americas, ahead of Uruguay.
Panama last conducted a national census in 2020 and 96.7% of births in Panama are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Panama compares to other countries around the world and in the Americas region.
Panama's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London