Ciudad de Panamá: population and official figures
What is the population of Ciudad de Panamá?
Ciudad de Panamá, the capital of Panama, had 509,127 inhabitants (city proper) on 1 July 2024, according to an official estimate (people present) reported to the United Nations.
Source: United Nations Statistics Division · saved copyHow many women and men live in Ciudad de Panamá?
Women and girls made up 52.4% of residents (266,708 female, 242,419 male).
Source: United Nations Statistics Division · saved copyHow big is Ciudad de Panamá?
It covers 98 km², about 5,195 people per km².
Source: United Nations Statistics Division · saved copyMore figures
- The wider urban agglomeration had 1,177,536 inhabitants over 288 km². Source: United Nations Statistics Division · saved copy
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Who runs Ciudad de Panamá?
In Panama, cities and towns are run by municipalities / districts: Mayor (alcalde) elected for five years; municipal council of corregimiento representatives. Local services, property and business taxes, local planning (Law 106 of 1973; decentralisation laws of 2009 and 2015).
How local power works in Panama
Cities of a similar size in Panama
- San Miguelito 396,249
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Sources
- United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
- United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, technical notes to Table 8, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b0d2d6d8ccd6…)
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