Urban population, female (% of total) in Panama
Panama: Urban population, female (% of total) was 33.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Panama, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in Panama stood at 33.6%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Panama peaked at 33.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1980.
That places Panama 72nd out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female (% of total) in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25.9% | — |
| 1985 | 27.0% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 27.7% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 29.6% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 31.5% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 32.1% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | +2.3% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 33.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.8%, 86% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Panama's 33.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.4%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.4% | 25.9% | 27.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.7% | 27.7% | 29.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 31.5% | 32.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 32.8% | 33.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More gender data for Panama
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,093 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6093 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,741 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,741 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 34,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 36,470 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 34,602 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 36,393 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 34,517 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Panama?
- Urban population, female in Panama was 33.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for urban population, female?
- Panama ranks 72nd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.