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Homicide rate in Panama

Panama: Homicide rate was 11.71 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11.71 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
30th
of 179 countries
All-time high
17.33 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2013
All-time low
6.55 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2006
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Homicide rate in Panama, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 11.3 homicides per 100,000 population1991: 11.7 homicides per 100,000 population1992: 12.1 homicides per 100,000 population1993: 11.8 homicides per 100,000 population1994: 12.1 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 13.8 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 8.9 homicides per 100,000 population1997: 11.1 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 9.7 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 9.7 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 9.9 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 10 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 12 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 10.6 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 9.5 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 11 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 6.5 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 8.1 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 14.1 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 15.8 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 12.7 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 14.9 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 16.9 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 17.3 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 15.5 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 11.9 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 10.1 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 9.2 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 9.6 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 11.3 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 11.6 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 12.7 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 11.3 homicides per 100,000 population2023: 11.7 homicides per 100,000 population

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.

Analysis

Panama recorded 11.71 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate in 2023.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate in Panama peaked at 17.33 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.55 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2006.

That places Panama 30th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Homicide rate in Panama, year by year

Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
1990 11.32 homicides per 100,000 population —
1991 11.72 homicides per 100,000 population +3.5%
1992 12.14 homicides per 100,000 population +3.6%
1993 11.78 homicides per 100,000 population -3.0%
1994 12.1 homicides per 100,000 population +2.7%
1995 13.84 homicides per 100,000 population +14.4%
1996 8.92 homicides per 100,000 population -35.5%
1997 11.1 homicides per 100,000 population +24.5%
1998 9.71 homicides per 100,000 population -12.6%
1999 9.66 homicides per 100,000 population -0.6%
2000 9.93 homicides per 100,000 population +2.9%
2001 9.97 homicides per 100,000 population +0.4%
2002 12.02 homicides per 100,000 population +20.5%
2003 10.56 homicides per 100,000 population -12.1%
2004 9.47 homicides per 100,000 population -10.3%
2005 10.99 homicides per 100,000 population +16.0%
2006 6.55 homicides per 100,000 population -40.4%
2007 8.12 homicides per 100,000 population +24.0%
2008 14.08 homicides per 100,000 population +73.5%
2009 15.77 homicides per 100,000 population +12.0%
2010 12.68 homicides per 100,000 population -19.6%
2011 14.86 homicides per 100,000 population +17.2%
2012 16.94 homicides per 100,000 population +14.0%
2013 17.33 homicides per 100,000 population +2.3%
2014 15.52 homicides per 100,000 population -10.5%
2015 11.89 homicides per 100,000 population -23.4%
2016 10.05 homicides per 100,000 population -15.5%
2017 9.22 homicides per 100,000 population -8.3%
2018 9.62 homicides per 100,000 population +4.3%
2019 11.33 homicides per 100,000 population +17.8%
2020 11.65 homicides per 100,000 population +2.7%
2021 12.66 homicides per 100,000 population +8.7%
2022 11.34 homicides per 100,000 population -10.4%
2023 11.71 homicides per 100,000 population +3.2%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 11.71 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population, 10.5× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 11.71 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.92 homicides per 100,000 population, 69% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.23 homicides per 100,000 population 8.92 homicides per 100,000 population 13.84 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2000s 10.75 homicides per 100,000 population 6.55 homicides per 100,000 population 15.77 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2010s 12.95 homicides per 100,000 population 9.22 homicides per 100,000 population 17.33 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2020s 11.84 homicides per 100,000 population 11.34 homicides per 100,000 population 12.66 homicides per 100,000 population 4

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 27 French Guiana 13.39 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 28 Venezuela 12.65 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 29 Eswatini 12.51 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 31 Botswana 11.37 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 32 Nicaragua 11.35 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 33 Uruguay 11.25 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate in Panama?
Homicide rate in Panama was 11.71 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 17.33 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 6.55 homicides per 100,000 population in 2006.
How does Panama rank for homicide rate?
Panama ranks 30th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
Is homicide rate rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
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