Migranto
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Where Panamanians move

194.8K Panamanians live abroad — #133 largest source of emigrants worldwide

#133 worldwide#24 in Latin America

Considering a move from Panama? — See top destinations, regional flows, and how it's changed since 1990.

Where emigrants go

The top 3 countries receive 93% of all emigrants

Largest destination
🇺🇸
United States

161.9K

83.1% of all emigrants

2🇨🇷Costa Rica↑21%16.5K8.5%
3🇨🇴Colombia3.5K1.8%
4🇲🇽Mexico2.2K1.2%
5🇮🇹Italy1.2K0.6%
6🇵🇪Peru↑61%8780.5%
7🇨🇱Chile8740.4%
8🇩🇴Dominican Republic8510.4%

↑↓ — change vs 2020

CountryEmigrants
United States161903
Costa Rica16546
Colombia3506
Mexico2241
Italy1170
Peru878
Chile874
Dominican Republic851
China800
Venezuela790
Argentina598
Brazil592
Puerto Rico532
El Salvador464
Nicaragua439
Ecuador422
Honduras413
Guatemala353
Australia344
Denmark184
Greece168
Cayman Islands165
Bolivia135
Norway95
Jamaica75
Bahamas57
Portugal43
Hungary34
Finland34
Luxembourg28
Cyprus19
Slovakia15
Iceland11
Bulgaria10
Cuba8
Estonia7
Liechtenstein6
Saint Lucia5
Slovenia1

By destination region

North America is the leading destination region at 83%

North America83.1%

161.9K

Latin America15.4%

29.9K

Europe0.9%

1.8K

Asia0.4%

800

Oceania0.2%

344

Middle East0.0%

19

Interesting facts

Notable statistics about emigration from Panama.

United States is the primary destination for emigrants

United States attracts 83% of all emigrants from Panama, while the second-largest destination receives just 8%.

How emigration changed over time

Total emigrant population by year

Historical trend
Emigrants
YearEmigrants
1990144087
1995131983
2000166111
2005167840
2010173244
2015177743
2020179794
2024194816

Top destinations over time

Emigration to the 5 largest destination countries

🇺🇸 United States🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇨🇴 Colombia🇲🇽 Mexico🇮🇹 Italy
YearUnited StatesCosta RicaColombiaMexicoItaly
1990122158869217971606514
1995111384765218131650608
20001429831043817341645694
2005149078620516701704799
20101491201126120551767947
20151521541142425661842984
202015119313711311319681127
202416190316546350622411170

Fastest-changing destinations

How emigration to each country has changed since the selected year

🇩🇰Denmark+72%
🇵🇪Peru+61%
🇮🇸Iceland+57%
🇧🇬Bulgaria+43%
🇨🇺Cuba-27%
🇨🇷Costa Rica+21%
🇧🇷Brazil+19%
🇭🇺Hungary+17%

Panama as an emigration source

Share of immigrants in each country who originate from Panama

🇨🇷Costa Rica3%16.5K
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