🌆 Largest Cities in Panama
Cities of Panama with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
Panama City24%
San Miguelito19%
Juan Díaz5.9%
David4.9%
Colón4.6%
Arraiján4.5%
Las Cumbres4.1%
La Chorrera3.6%
Pedregal3.1%
Tocumen3%
Santiago de Veraguas2.7%
Parque Lefevre2.2%
Chilibre2%
Cativá1.7%
Río Abajo
Nuevo Belén
Ancón
Alcalde Díaz
El Chorrillo
Changuinola
La Cabima
La Concepción
Pedregal (Chiriquí Province)
Veracruz
Curundú
Penonomé
1
Panama CityPanamá
408,168
2
San MiguelitoPanamá
321,501
3
Juan DíazPanamá
100,636
4
DavidChiriquí Province
82,907
5
ColónColón
78,000
6
ArraijánPanamá Oeste Province
76,815
7
Las CumbresPanamá
69,102
8
La ChorreraPanamá Oeste Province
61,232
9
PedregalPanamá
51,641
10
TocumenPanamá
50,844
11
Santiago de VeraguasVeraguas Province
45,355
12
Parque LefevrePanamá
36,997
13
ChilibrePanamá
33,536
14
CativáColón
29,607
15
Río AbajoPanamá
26,607
16
Nuevo BelénPanamá
24,056
17
AncónPanamá
20,706
18
Alcalde DíazPanamá
20,285
19
El ChorrilloPanamá
18,302
20
ChanguinolaBocas del Toro Province
17,997
21
La CabimaPanamá
17,975
22
La ConcepciónChiriquí Province
17,698
23
Pedregal (Chiriquí Province)Chiriquí Province
17,427
24
VeracruzPanamá Oeste Province
17,144
25
CurundúPanamá
16,361
26
PenonoméCoclé
16,250
27
SabanitasColón
15,577
Highlights
Within Panama, Panama City ranks first in 2026 with 408,168, followed by San Miguelito (321,501) and Juan Díaz (100,636).
Across 27 entries, values run from 408,168 (Panama City) to 15,577 (Sabanitas), with a median of 29,607.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.