Population in cities of more than 1 million rose 2.09% to 1.90 mil in Panama in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population in cities of more than 1 million in Panama reached an all time high of 1.90 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.283 mil in 1960. When compared to Panama's main peers, population in cities of more than 1 million in Colombia amounted to 22.7 mil, 1.42 mil in Costa Rica, 1.49 mil in Honduras and 1.07 mil in Nicaragua in 2021.
Panama has been ranked 88th within the group of 121 countries we follow in terms of population in cities of more than 1 million, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population in Cities of More Than 1 million | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Brazil | mil | 84.2 | 85.4 | 86.6 | 87.9 | 88.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | mil | 20.3 | 20.8 | 21.3 | 21.8 | 22.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | mil | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.34 | 1.36 | 1.38 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | mil | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | mil | 2.74 | 2.78 | 2.81 | 2.85 | 2.89 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | mil | 1.23 | 1.27 | 1.32 | 1.36 | 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | mil | 49.5 | 50.1 | 50.8 | 51.4 | 52.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | mil | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.06 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | mil | 1.67 | 1.71 | 1.75 | 1.78 | 1.82 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | mil | 9.81 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 146 | 148 | 149 | 151 | 153 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | mil | 9.03 | 9.13 | 9.23 | 9.34 | 9.43 |
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