Urban population, male (% of total) in Panama
Panama: Urban population, male (% of total) was 33.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Panama, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, male in Panama is 33.0%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Panama peaked at 33.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 1980.
That places Panama 72nd out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male (% of total) in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24.5% | — |
| 1985 | 25.2% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 26.1% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 28.5% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 30.7% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 31.5% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | +2.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 33.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.1%, 85% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Panama's 33.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.1%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.8% | 24.5% | 25.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.3% | 26.1% | 28.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 30.7% | 31.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 32.3% | 33.0% | 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, male in Panama?
- Urban population, male in Panama was 33.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for urban population, male?
- Panama ranks 72nd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.