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Panama: Administrative Division

Contents: Provinces and Districts

The population of the provinces and districts of Panama according to census results.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, ethnic group).

NameStatusPopulation
Census
2000-05-14		Population
Census
2010-05-16		Population
Census
2023-01-08
Bocas del ToroProvince89,269125,461159,228
Almirante (← Changuinola)District17,75224,26528,368
Bocas del ToroDistrict9,91616,13517,274
ChanguinolaDistrict54,17074,045101,091
Chiriquí GrandeDistrict7,43111,01612,495
ChiriquíProvince368,790416,873471,071
AlanjeDistrict15,49716,50818,877
BarúDistrict60,55155,77556,307
BoquerónDistrict12,27515,02921,001
BoqueteDistrict16,94321,37023,562
BugabaDistrict50,80757,14168,870
DavidDistrict124,280144,858156,498
DolegaDistrict17,24325,10237,678
GualacaDistrict8,3489,7509,831
RemediosDistrict3,4894,0524,388
RenacimientoDistrict18,25720,52422,429
San FélixDistrict5,2766,3046,881
San LorenzoDistrict6,4987,5078,031
Tierras Altas (← Bugaba)District17,76321,06823,525
ToléDistrict11,56311,88513,193
CocléProvince202,461233,708268,264
AguadulceDistrict39,29043,36049,005
AntónDistrict44,03954,63259,194
La PintadaDistrict23,20225,63929,698
NatáDistrict17,81118,46519,741
OláDistrict5,6715,8756,300
PenonoméDistrict72,44885,737104,326
ColónProvince204,208241,928281,956
ChagresDistrict9,19110,00310,968
ColónDistrict174,059206,553240,722
DonosoDistrict8,46410,56212,274
Omar Torrijos Herrera (← Donoso)District1,2072,2483,561
PortobeloDistrict7,9649,12610,320
Santa IsabelDistrict3,3233,4364,111
DariénProvince40,28448,37854,235
ChepiganaDistrict13,01114,02112,983
PinoganaDistrict12,82318,26821,523
Santa Fe (Darién) (← Chepigana)District14,45016,08919,729
Emberá-WounaanIndigenous Territory8,24610,00112,358
CémacoDistrict6,2927,7159,547
SambúDistrict1,9542,2862,811
Guna YalaIndigenous Territory32,44633,10932,016
Guna YalaIndigenous Territory32,44633,10932,016
HerreraProvince102,465109,955122,071
ChitréDistrict42,46750,68460,957
Las MinasDistrict7,9457,5516,642
Los PozosDistrict7,8277,4786,928
OcúDistrict15,93615,53916,116
ParitaDistrict8,8278,8859,695
PeséDistrict12,47112,39713,009
Santa MaríaDistrict6,9927,4218,724
Los SantosProvince83,49589,59298,466
GuararéDistrict9,48510,38112,107
Las TablasDistrict24,29827,14630,440
Los SantosDistrict23,82825,72330,028
MacaracasDistrict9,1379,0218,965
PedasíDistrict3,6144,2754,942
PocríDistrict3,3973,2593,025
TonosíDistrict9,7369,7878,959
Ngäbe-BugléIndigenous Territory110,080156,747212,084
BesikoDistrict16,84323,53231,422
Jirondai (← Kankintú)District9,79216,48825,804
KankintúDistrict9,87816,63319,751
KusapínDistrict10,38914,27217,047
MironóDistrict10,41915,01021,800
MünaDistrict28,33036,07547,200
Nole DuimaDistrict9,29414,92820,709
ÑürümDistrict10,83313,17217,637
Santa Catalina (Calovébora; ← Kusapín)District4,3026,63710,714
PanamáProvince1,045,5071,249,0321,439,575
BalboaDistrict2,3362,7211,989
ChepoDistrict35,50046,13965,588
ChimánDistrict4,0863,3433,142
PanamáDistrict708,438880,6911,086,990
San MiguelitoDistrict293,745315,019280,777
TabogaDistrict1,4021,1191,089
Panamá Oeste [West Panama]Province342,850464,038653,665
ArraijánDistrict149,918220,779299,079
CapiraDistrict33,11038,39845,629
ChameDistrict19,62524,47128,535
La ChorreraDistrict124,656161,470258,221
San CarlosDistrict15,54118,92022,201
VeraguasProvince209,076226,991259,791
AtalayaDistrict8,91610,20517,507
CalobreDistrict12,18411,49311,666
CañazasDistrict15,99916,83016,933
La MesaDistrict11,74611,63112,238
Las PalmasDistrict17,92417,56618,071
MariatoDistrict5,4515,2965,791
MontijoDistrict6,7606,5726,784
Río de JesúsDistrict5,2565,1024,822
San FranciscoDistrict9,8999,88110,107
Santa FeDistrict12,89015,58518,023
SantiagoDistrict74,67988,997109,605
SonáDistrict27,37227,83328,244
PanamáRepublic2,839,1773,405,8134,202,572

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panamá.

Explanation: 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 and districts figures. Area figures of districts are computed using geospatial data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2023)
Males2,014,818
Females2,049,962
Age Groups (C 2023)
0-14 years1,032,976
15-64 years2,633,240
65+ years398,229
Age Distribution (C 2023)
90+ years17,625
80-89 years75,214
70-79 years176,060
60-69 years294,742
50-59 years428,783
40-49 years501,087
30-39 years574,404
20-29 years635,259
10-19 years680,942
0-9 years680,329
Urbanization (C 2023)
Rural1,389,231
Urban2,675,549
Ethnic Group (C 2023)
Ngäbe444,878
Guna112,319
Other Indigenous139,942
African, Not Indigenous1,216,415
Not African, Not Indigenous2,150,241