Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Panama

Panama: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.0184 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0184 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
114th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0184 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0091 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Panama, 1961–2023

00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Panama stood at 0.0184 1000 No per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Panama peaked at 0.0184 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0091 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

Panama ranks 114th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Panama, 1961 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0091 1000 No per square kilometre
1962 0.0093 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
1963 0.0095 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
1964 0.0097 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
1965 0.0098 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
1966 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
1967 0.0102 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
1968 0.0103 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
1969 0.0105 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
1970 0.0107 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
1971 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1972 0.0112 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1973 0.0115 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1974 0.0117 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1975 0.012 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1976 0.0122 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1977 0.0125 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
1978 0.0127 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
1979 0.0129 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
1980 0.0132 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
1981 0.0134 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
1982 0.0136 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
1983 0.0139 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
1984 0.0141 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
1985 0.0143 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
1986 0.0145 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
1987 0.0147 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
1988 0.0149 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1989 0.0151 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1990 0.0153 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
1991 0.0154 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
1992 0.0154 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
1993 0.0154 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
1994 0.0154 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
1995 0.0154 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
1996 0.0154 1000 No per square kilometre +0.0%
1997 0.0154 1000 No per square kilometre -0.0%
1998 0.0154 1000 No per square kilometre -0.0%
1999 0.0154 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
2000 0.0154 1000 No per square kilometre +0.0%
2001 0.0156 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
2002 0.0158 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2003 0.0159 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2004 0.0161 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2005 0.0163 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
2006 0.0164 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
2007 0.0166 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
2008 0.0168 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
2009 0.0169 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
2010 0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
2011 0.0172 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
2012 0.0174 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
2013 0.0175 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
2014 0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2015 0.0178 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2016 0.0179 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2017 0.018 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2018 0.0181 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
2019 0.0182 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
2020 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
2021 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
2022 0.0184 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
2023 0.0184 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0098 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0091 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0105 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0118 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0107 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0129 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0142 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0132 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0151 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0154 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0153 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0154 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0162 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0154 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0169 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0182 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0184 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 111 Andorra 0.0202 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 112 Luxembourg 0.0193 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 113 Vanuatu 0.0189 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 115 South Sudan 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 116 Solomon Islands 0.0181 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 117 Niger 0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Panama?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Panama was 0.0184 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.0184 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0091 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Panama rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Panama ranks 114th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.