Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Panama

Rural population share in Panama in 2025 — 33.8%. Ranked 116 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 24.9 pp.

2025 33.8% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 116of 217
Period maximum 58.7%1960
Period minimum 33.8%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Panama, 1960–20253040506019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 58.7%1962: 57.7%1964: 56.2%1966: 54.7%1968: 53.3%1970: 52.4%1972: 51.8%1974: 51.4%1976: 51.1%1978: 50.7%1980: 50.2%1982: 49.6%1984: 48.9%1986: 48.1%1988: 47.2%1990: 46.1%1992: 44.7%1994: 42.8%1996: 40.8%1998: 39%2000: 37.8%2002: 37%2004: 36.2%2006: 35.6%2008: 35.2%2010: 34.9%2012: 34.7%2014: 34.5%2016: 34.4%2018: 34.3%2020: 34.2%2022: 34.2%2024: 34%2025: 33.8%
Change over the period: −24.9 pp Annual average: -0.38 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Panama

Panama 33.8%
World 42.2%
Central America computed 25%
High-income countries computed 19.7%
Rural population share — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 33.8 −0.2 pp
2024 34 −0.1 pp
2023 34.1 −0 pp
2022 34.2 −0 pp
2021 34.2 −0 pp
2020 34.2 −0 pp
2019 34.2 −0 pp
2018 34.3 −0.1 pp
2017 34.3 −0.1 pp
2016 34.4 −0.1 pp
2015 34.5 −0.1 pp
2014 34.5 −0.1 pp
2013 34.6 −0.1 pp
2012 34.7 −0.1 pp
2011 34.8 −0.1 pp
2010 34.9 −0.1 pp
2009 35 −0.2 pp
2008 35.2 −0.2 pp
2007 35.4 −0.2 pp
2006 35.6 −0.3 pp
2005 35.9 −0.3 pp
2004 36.2 −0.3 pp
2003 36.6 −0.4 pp
2002 37 −0.4 pp
2001 37.4 −0.4 pp
2000 37.8 −0.5 pp
1999 38.3 −0.7 pp
1998 39 −0.8 pp
1997 39.8 −0.9 pp
1996 40.8 −1 pp
1995 41.8 −1 pp
1994 42.8 −1 pp
1993 43.7 −0.9 pp
1992 44.7 −0.8 pp
1991 45.5 −0.7 pp
1990 46.1 −0.5 pp
1989 46.7 −0.5 pp
1988 47.2 −0.5 pp
1987 47.6 −0.4 pp
1986 48.1 −0.4 pp
1985 48.5 −0.4 pp
1984 48.9 −0.4 pp
1983 49.3 −0.3 pp
1982 49.6 −0.3 pp
1981 49.9 −0.3 pp
1980 50.2 −0.3 pp
1979 50.5 −0.2 pp
1978 50.7 −0.2 pp
1977 50.9 −0.2 pp
1976 51.1 −0.2 pp
1975 51.3 −0.2 pp
1974 51.4 −0.2 pp
1973 51.6 −0.2 pp
1972 51.8 −0.2 pp
1971 52.1 −0.3 pp
1970 52.4 −0.4 pp
1969 52.8 −0.5 pp
1968 53.3 −0.7 pp
1967 54 −0.7 pp
1966 54.7 −0.8 pp
1965 55.5 −0.8 pp
1964 56.2 −0.7 pp
1963 57 −0.7 pp
1962 57.7 −0.6 pp
1961 58.3 −0.5 pp
1960 58.7

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.