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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 8, 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

2000 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation of the urban area
1 Miami 4.5M
2 St. Petersburg 835K
3 Tampa 473K
4 Jacksonville 290K
5 Cape Coral 154K
6 Bradenton 141K
7 Sarasota 124K
8 Homestead 113K
9 Naples 110K
10 Palm Bay 108K
11 Daytona Beach 104K
12 Port St. Lucie 78,682
13 Bayonet Point 69,404
14 Panama City 48,597
15 Jupiter 48,502
16 Brandon 47,140
17 Fort Walton Beach 46,422
18 Jacksonville Beach 42,452
19 Venice 41,212
20 Spring Hill 41,063
21 Palm Coast 25,360
22 Fort Pierce 24,723

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 2000

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.