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Population of the urban area in Panama City

1975 – 2025 · 11 data points 18 of 22 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 9, 2026

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

Population of the urban area, 1975 – 2025 people · Panama City
1975 
 
1985 
 
1995 
 
2005 
 
2015 
 
64,272
2025 

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

The series at a glance Panama City · 1975 – 2025
Latest value 64,272 · 2025
First value 28,875 · 1975
Highest 64,272 · 2025
Lowest 28,555 · 1980
Average change +1.6% a year on average
Data points 11

By year

All years · 1975 – 2025

YearPanama CityChange
2025 64,272 +3.5%
2020 62,122 +6.8%
2015 58,181 +5.2%
2010 55,330 −3.7%
2005 57,472 +18%
2000 48,597 +4.8%
1995 46,365 +12%
1990 41,516 +16%
1985 35,662 +25%
1980 28,555 −1.1%
1975 28,875

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

1985 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation of the urban area
22 Fort Pierce 8,059
21 Naples 12,581
20 Palm Coast 16,648
19 Port St. Lucie 25,501
18 Venice 27,614
17 Spring Hill 28,609
16 Jupiter 33,881
15 Brandon 33,995
14 Jacksonville Beach 34,121
13 Panama City 35,662
12 Fort Walton Beach 35,941
11 Bayonet Point 48,326
10 Palm Bay 70,892
9 Homestead 81,674
8 Sarasota 82,677
7 Bradenton 92,369
6 Daytona Beach 93,334
5 Cape Coral 97,550
4 Jacksonville 234K
3 Tampa 346K
2 St. Petersburg 687K
1 Miami 3.2M

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1985

What it means

How many people live in the built-up city as a whole, regardless of municipal borders.

How it is calculated

Satellite maps of buildings and census data are combined into a 1 km grid; the continuous dense area of at least 50,000 people is the urban centre. Every five years from 1975; 2030 is a projection.