Urban population, female in Panama

Panama: Urban population, female was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
31st
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2021
All-time low
0.6%
in 1989
Years of data
26
1989–2021

Urban population, female in Panama, 1989–2021

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.569 % of female population1991: 0.572 % of female population1995: 0.611 % of female population1997: 0.622 % of female population1998: 0.625 % of female population1999: 0.628 % of female population2000: 0.631 % of female population2001: 0.639 % of female population2002: 0.642 % of female population2003: 0.644 % of female population2004: 0.646 % of female population2005: 0.654 % of female population2006: 0.655 % of female population2007: 0.657 % of female population2008: 0.658 % of female population2009: 0.66 % of female population2010: 0.664 % of female population2011: 0.673 % of female population2012: 0.678 % of female population2013: 0.677 % of female population2014: 0.681 % of female population2015: 0.682 % of female population2016: 0.685 % of female population2017: 0.689 % of female population2018: 0.699 % of female population2021: 0.708 % of female population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female population.

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.7% for urban population, female in 2021. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, female in Panama peaked at 0.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1989.

Panama ranks 31st of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Urban population, female in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, female (% of female population) in Panama, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of female population Change
1989 0.6%
1991 0.6% +0.7%
1995 0.6% +6.8%
1997 0.6% +1.8%
1998 0.6% +0.4%
1999 0.6% +0.5%
2000 0.6% +0.6%
2001 0.6% +1.2%
2002 0.6% +0.4%
2003 0.6% +0.4%
2004 0.6% +0.2%
2005 0.7% +1.2%
2006 0.7% +0.1%
2007 0.7% +0.3%
2008 0.7% +0.2%
2009 0.7% +0.2%
2010 0.7% +0.6%
2011 0.7% +1.4%
2012 0.7% +0.8%
2013 0.7% -0.2%
2014 0.7% +0.6%
2015 0.7% +0.1%
2016 0.7% +0.5%
2017 0.7% +0.6%
2018 0.7% +1.5%
2021 0.7% +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 5
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 28 Sweden 0.7% compare
  2. 29 Finland 0.7% compare
  3. 30 Bolivia 0.7% compare
  4. 32 Ireland 0.7% compare
  5. 33 Ecuador 0.7% compare
  6. 34 Dominican Republic 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, female in Panama?
Urban population, female in Panama was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1989.
How does Panama rank for urban population, female?
Panama ranks 31st out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is urban population, female rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, female (% of female population)
Unit
% of female population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,378 data points, 1970–2021
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