Provinces
The population of the provinces and indigenous territories (comarcas indígenas) of Panama by census years.
Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | Area A-L (km²) | Population Census (Cf) 1990-05-13 | Population Census (Cf) 2000-05-14 | Population Census (Cf) 2010-05-16 | Population Census (C) 2023-01-08 | ||
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Bocas del Toro | BDT | Prov | Bocas del Toro | 4,657 | 74,139 | 89,269 | 125,461 | 159,228 | 465700 | → |
Chiriquí | CHI | Prov | David | 6,491 | 322,130 | 368,790 | 416,873 | 471,071 | 649100 | → |
Coclé | COC | Prov | Penonomé | 4,947 | 173,190 | 202,461 | 233,708 | 268,264 | 494700 | → |
Colón | COL | Prov | Colón | 4,576 | 168,294 | 204,208 | 241,928 | 281,956 | 457600 | → |
Darién | DAR | Prov | La Palma | 11,893 | 35,862 | 40,284 | 48,378 | 54,235 | 1189300 | → |
Emberá-Wounaan | EMB | ITerr | Unión Chocó | 4,394 | 7,970 | 8,246 | 10,001 | 12,358 | 439400 | → |
Guna Yala (San Blas) | GYA | ITerr | Gaigirgordub | 2,358 | 34,044 | 32,446 | 33,109 | 32,016 | 235800 | → |
Herrera | HER | Prov | Chitré | 2,362 | 93,681 | 102,465 | 109,955 | 122,071 | 236200 | → |
Los Santos | LSA | Prov | Las Tablas | 3,809 | 76,947 | 83,495 | 89,592 | 98,466 | 380900 | → |
Ngöbe-Buglé (Guaymí) | NGB | ITerr | Buäbitdi | 6,814 | 72,450 | 110,080 | 156,747 | 212,084 | 681400 | → |
Panamá | PAN | Prov | Ciudad de Panamá | 8,409 | 864,600 | 1,045,507 | 1,249,032 | 1,439,575 | 840900 | → |
Panamá Oeste [West Panama] | PNO | Prov | La Chorrera | 2,880 | 207,527 | 342,850 | 464,038 | 653,665 | 288000 | → |
Veraguas | VER | Prov | Santiago | 10,588 | 198,495 | 209,076 | 226,991 | 259,791 | 1058800 | → |
Panama | PAN | Rep | Ciudad de Panamá | 74,177 | 2,329,329 | 2,839,177 | 3,405,813 | 4,202,572 | → |
- The tabulated census results are not adjusted for underenumeration. The 2023 total population includes 137,792 persons taken from administrative registers; they are not included in the province figures.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panamá (web).
Major Urban Places
Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 2023-01-08 | |
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1 | Ciudad de Panamá | PAN | 1,132,969 |
2 | La Chorrera | PNO | 205,959 |
3 | Colón | COL | 159,157 |
4 | Vista Alegre | PNO | 128,973 |
5 | David | CHI | 103,915 |
6 | Arraiján | PNO | 84,524 |
7 | Nueva Esperanza | PAN | 62,300 |
8 | Chitré | HER | 57,412 |
9 | Las Garzas | PAN | 55,031 |
10 | Santiago | VER | 51,339 |
Contents: Urban Places
The population of all urban areas and settlements with more than 5,000 inhabitants by census years.
Name | Status | Adm. | Population Census (Cf) 2000-05-15 | Population Census (Cf) 2010-05-16 | Population Census (C) 2023-01-08 | Area |
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Aguadulce (incl. Barrios Unidos, Pocrí) | UA | COC | 26,519 | 29,808 | 33,708 | 0 |
Almirante | USett | BDT | 7,754 | 8,744 | 8,608 | 0 |
Antón | UA | COC | 5,909 | 6,851 | 7,070 | 0 |
Arraiján (incl. Burunga) | UA | PNO | 52,491 | 74,147 | 84,524 | 0 |
Atalaya | USett | VER | 2,645 | 2,686 | 6,776 | 0 |
Bocas del Toro | USett | BDT | 3,139 | 5,380 | 6,466 | 0 |
Boquete (incl. Alto Boquete, Bajo Boquete) | UA | CHI | 5,655 | 7,003 | 7,465 | 0 |
Buäbitdi (Llano Tugrí) | RSett | NGB | 211 | 420 | ... | 0 |
Buena Vista | USett | COL | 2,826 | 4,077 | 5,924 | 0 |
Changuinola (incl. El Empalme) | UA | BDT | 21,591 | 29,032 | 40,086 | 0 |
Chepo (incl. Las Margaritas) | UA | PAN | 11,334 | 17,077 | 22,102 | 0 |
Chilibre | UA | PAN | 19,341 | 21,667 | 28,653 | 0 |
Chitré (incl. La Arena, Llano Bonito, Monagrillo, San Juan Bautista) | UA | HER | 39,925 | 48,479 | 57,412 | 0 |
Ciudad de Panamá (incl. Ancón, Las Cumbres, Las Mañanitas, San Miguelito, Tocumen) [Panama City] | UA | PAN | 912,489 | 1,057,244 | 1,132,969 | 0 |
Colón (incl. Cativá, Cristóbal, Puerto Pilón, Sabanitas) | UA | COL | 123,244 | 145,260 | 159,157 | 0 |
David (incl. Pedregal) | UA | CHI | 92,177 | 107,100 | 103,915 | 0 |
El Espino | UA | PNO | 3,391 | 7,478 | 9,868 | 0 |
El Valle de Antón | USett | COC | 5,584 | 6,914 | 6,960 | 0 |
Gaigirgordub (El Porvenir) | RSett | GYA | 9 | ... | 8 | 0 |
Gatuncillo | USett | COL | 3,695 | 4,605 | 5,840 | 0 |
Guararé | UA | LSA | 2,037 | 4,348 | 4,955 | 0 |
Howard | UA | PNO | 64 | 1,222 | 4,958 | 0 |
La Chorrera (incl. El Coco, Feuillet, Guadalupe, Playa Leona) | UA | PNO | 101,525 | 132,054 | 205,959 | 0 |
La Concepción (incl. Bugaba) | UA | CHI | 18,297 | 22,037 | 26,534 | 0 |
La Palma | USett | DAR | 1,741 | 1,728 | 1,449 | 0 |
Las Garzas | UA | PAN | ... | 16,306 | 55,031 | 0 |
Las Lajas | UA | PNO | ... | 7,274 | 8,543 | 0 |
Las Lomas | UA | CHI | 10,439 | 15,703 | 20,318 | 0 |
Las Tablas | UA | LSA | 8,105 | 10,033 | 10,015 | 0 |
La Villa de Los Santos | UA | LSA | 5,951 | 6,718 | 8,314 | 0 |
Lídice de Capira | USett | PNO | 3,749 | 4,245 | 4,864 | 0 |
Los Algarrobos | UA | CHI | ... | 7,887 | 16,279 | 0 |
Los Lotes | USett | PAN | ... | ... | 6,364 | 0 |
Natá de los Caballeros | USett | COC | 5,546 | 5,470 | 5,635 | 0 |
Nueva Esperanza | UA | PAN | 20,941 | 29,501 | 62,300 | 0 |
Nuevo Chorrillo | UA | PNO | 4,938 | 10,413 | 33,140 | 0 |
Nuevo Emperador | UA | PNO | ... | 2,003 | 7,455 | 0 |
Pacora | USett | PAN | 8,700 | 6,856 | 11,344 | 0 |
Penonomé (incl. Vista Hermosa) | UA | COC | 13,965 | 23,969 | 31,799 | 0 |
Puerto Armuelles (incl. El Palmar) | UA | CHI | 17,997 | 16,279 | 14,663 | 0 |
Puerto Caimito | USett | PNO | 3,964 | 4,174 | 12,626 | 0 |
Río Hato | USett | COC | 4,389 | 5,615 | 6,815 | 0 |
San Antonio | USett | VER | ... | 2,715 | 10,261 | 0 |
San Juan (Barriada Juan Demóstenes Arosemana) | USett | COL | 5,392 | 7,589 | 9,955 | 0 |
Santiago de Veraguas (incl. Canto del Llano, San Martín de Porres) | UA | VER | 40,879 | 49,768 | 51,339 | 0 |
San Vicente | USett | PAN | 10,333 | 14,109 | 17,058 | 0 |
Soná | USett | VER | 7,394 | 7,669 | 7,708 | 0 |
Unión Chocó (Union Chocoe) | RSett | EMB | 559 | 679 | 867 | 0 |
Veracruz | USett | PNO | 14,936 | 17,144 | 18,679 | 0 |
Vista Alegre (incl. Nuevo Arraiján) | UA | PNO | 61,551 | 94,845 | 128,973 | 0 |
Volcán | USett | CHI | 9,185 | 10,286 | 11,294 | 0 |
- The urban areas are composed of adjacent urban settlements by »City Population«. The tabulated census results are not adjusted for underenumeration.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panamá (web).
Population Structure
Further information about the population structure.
Gender (C 2023) | |
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Males | 2,014,818 |
Females | 2,049,962 |
Age Groups (C 2023) | |
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0-14 years | 1,032,976 |
15-64 years | 2,633,240 |
65+ years | 398,229 |
Age Distribution (C 2023) | |
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90+ years | 17,625 |
80-89 years | 75,214 |
70-79 years | 176,060 |
60-69 years | 294,742 |
50-59 years | 428,783 |
40-49 years | 501,087 |
30-39 years | 574,404 |
20-29 years | 635,259 |
10-19 years | 680,942 |
0-9 years | 680,329 |
Urbanization (C 2023) | |
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Rural | 1,389,231 |
Urban | 2,675,549 |
Ethnic Group (C 2023) | |
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Ngäbe | 444,878 |
Guna | 112,319 |
Other Indigenous | 139,942 |
African, Not Indigenous | 1,216,415 |
Not African, Not Indigenous | 2,150,241 |