Provinces
The population of the provinces of Panama by census years.
For latest official projections adjusted for underenumeration see: Administrative Division.
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama | PAN | Rep | Ciudad de Panamá | 74,177 | 2,329,329 | 2,839,177 | 3,405,813 | |||
| Bocas del Toro | BDT | Prov | Bocas del Toro | 4,657 | 74,139 | 89,269 | 125,461 | 465700 | → | |
| Chiriquí | CHI | Prov | David | 6,491 | 322,130 | 368,790 | 416,873 | 649100 | → | |
| Coclé | COC | Prov | Penonomé | 4,947 | 173,190 | 202,461 | 233,708 | 494700 | → | |
| Colón | COL | Prov | Colón | 4,576 | 168,294 | 204,208 | 241,928 | 457600 | → | |
| Darién | DAR | Prov | La Palma | 11,893 | 35,862 | 40,284 | 48,378 | 1189300 | → | |
| Emberá-Wounaan | EMB | Terr | Cirilo Guainora | 4,394 | 7,970 | 8,246 | 10,001 | 439400 | → | |
| Guna Yala (San Blas) | GYA | Terr | El Porvenir | 2,358 | 34,044 | 32,446 | 33,109 | 235800 | → | |
| Herrera | HER | Prov | Chitré | 2,362 | 93,681 | 102,465 | 109,955 | 236200 | → | |
| Los Santos | LSA | Prov | Las Tablas | 3,809 | 76,947 | 83,495 | 89,592 | 380900 | → | |
| Ngöbe-Buglé (Guaymí) | NGB | Terr | Chichica | 6,814 | 72,450 | 110,080 | 156,747 | 681400 | → | |
| Panamá | PAN | Prov | Ciudad de Panamá | 8,409 | 1,072,127 | 1,388,357 | 1,713,070 | 840900 | → | |
| Panamá Oeste [West Panama] | PNO | Prov | La Chorrera | 2,880 | 207,527 | 342,850 | 464,038 | 288000 | → | |
| Veraguas | VER | Prov | Santiago de Veraguas | 10,588 | 198,495 | 209,076 | 226,991 | 1058800 | → |
- The tabulated census results are not adjusted for underenumeration.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panamá (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (Cf) 2010-05-16 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciudad de Panamá | PAN | 430,299 |
| 2 | San Miguelito | PAN | 315,019 |
| 3 | Las Cumbres | PAN | 127,440 |
| 4 | La Chorrera | PNO | 118,521 |
| 5 | Tocumen | PAN | 113,174 |
| 6 | Pacora | PAN | 103,960 |
| 7 | Arraiján | PNO | 96,676 |
| 8 | David | CHI | 81,957 |
| 9 | Vista Alegre | PNO | 55,114 |
| 10 | Santiago de Veraguas | VER | 51,236 |
Contents: Cities & Urban Localities
The population of all Panamanian cities and urban localities with more than 7,500 inhabitants by census years.
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (Cf) 1990-05-13 | Population Census (Cf) 2000-05-15 | Population Census (Cf) 2010-05-16 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguadulce (incl. Barrios Unidos, Pocrí) | COC | 20,972 | 26,519 | 29,808 | 0 | |
| Almirante | BDT | 6,866 | 7,754 | 8,744 | 0 | |
| Ancón (incl. Balboa) | PAN | 5,601 | 8,776 | 24,931 | 0 | |
| Arraiján (incl. Burunga, Cerro Silvestre) | PNO | 7,531 | 58,597 | 96,676 | 0 | |
| Bocas del Toro | BDT | 2,430 | 3,139 | 5,380 | 0 | |
| Cativá | COL | 18,173 | 25,551 | 32,750 | 0 | |
| Changuinola (incl. El Empalme) | BDT | 18,536 | 21,591 | 29,032 | 0 | |
| Chepo | PAN | 5,975 | 7,930 | 12,912 | 0 | |
| Chichica | NGB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chilibre | PAN | 31 | 29,674 | 38,787 | 0 | |
| Chitré (incl. La Arena, Llano Bonito, Monagrillo, San Juan Bautista) | HER | 33,394 | 39,925 | 48,479 | 0 | |
| Cirilo Guainora | EMB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ciudad de Panamá [Panama City] | PAN | 413,505 | 415,964 | 430,299 | 10650 | |
| Colón | COL | 54,654 | 42,133 | 34,655 | 290 | |
| Cristóbal | COL | 9,538 | 34,559 | 47,234 | 0 | |
| David | CHI | 64,550 | 77,057 | 81,957 | 0 | |
| El Porvenir | GYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Juan Demóstenes Arosemena | PNO | 8,974 | 22,303 | 33,704 | 0 | |
| La Chorrera (incl. El Coco, Feuillet, Guadalupe, Playa Leona) | PNO | 61,489 | 96,027 | 118,521 | 0 | |
| La Concepción | CHI | 13,645 | 15,912 | 18,774 | 0 | |
| La Palma | DAR | 1,502 | 1,741 | 1,728 | 0 | |
| Las Cumbres (incl. Alcalde Díaz, Ernesto Córdoba Campos) | PAN | 41,743 | 90,368 | 127,440 | 0 | |
| Las Lomas | CHI | 7,957 | 10,439 | 15,703 | 0 | |
| Las Tablas | LSA | 6,706 | 7,980 | 8,939 | 0 | |
| Los Algarrobos | CHI | ... | ... | 7,887 | 0 | |
| Pacora (incl. 24 de Diciembre) | PAN | 11,333 | 52,593 | 103,960 | 0 | |
| Pedregal | CHI | 12,602 | 15,120 | 17,427 | 0 | |
| Penonomé | COC | 9,374 | 11,447 | 19,149 | 0 | |
| Puerto Armuelles (incl. El Palmar) | CHI | 16,014 | 17,997 | 16,797 | 0 | |
| Puerto Caimito | PNO | ... | 3,964 | 16,496 | 0 | |
| Puerto Pilón (incl. Rio Alejandro) | COL | 4,993 | 8,852 | 15,454 | 0 | |
| Sabanitas | COL | 11,427 | 12,490 | 16,748 | 0 | |
| San Juan (incl. Barriada Juan Demóstenes Arosemana) | COL | ... | 11,085 | 14,574 | 0 | |
| San Miguelito | PAN | 243,025 | 293,745 | 315,019 | 5000 | |
| Santiago de Veraguas (incl. Canto del Llano, San Martín de Porres) | VER | 31,913 | 40,879 | 51,236 | 0 | |
| Soná | VER | 6,972 | 7,394 | 7,669 | 0 | |
| Tocumen (incl. Las Mañanitas) | PAN | 45,892 | 82,419 | 113,174 | 0 | |
| Veracruz | PNO | ... | 15,000 | 18,366 | 0 | |
| Vista Alegre | PNO | 5,246 | 38,592 | 55,114 | 0 | |
| Volcán | CHI | 5,824 | 9,185 | 10,286 | 0 |
- The tabulated census results are not adjusted for underenumeration.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panamá (web).