Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Panama
Panama: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0009 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Panama, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Panama stood at 0.0009 units per person.
The figure is down 49.9% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Panama peaked at 0.0042 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2001.
Panama ranks 47th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Panama, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -38.8% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +51.8% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +168.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +60.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | -44.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per person | +113.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per person | +28.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -40.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | +63.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | -55.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | +71.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 units per person | +119.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 units per person | +106.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 units per person | +49.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 units per person | +60.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0033 units per person | +83.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0042 units per person | +27.9% |
| 2020 | 0.003 units per person | -28.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 units per person | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 units per person | -28.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0018 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0009 units per person | -49.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 44 Norway 0.0011 units per person compare
- 45 Rwanda 0.001 units per person compare
- 46 Sudan 0.001 units per person compare
- 48 Liechtenstein 0.0009 units per person compare
- 49 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0009 units per person compare
- 50 New Zealand 0.0009 units per person compare
More social development data for Panama
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,694 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 375 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 375 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Panama?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Panama was 0.0009 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Panama ranks 47th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.