Homicides in Panama
Panama: Homicides was 522 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Panama, 1990–2023
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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicides in Panama is 522 homicides, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Panama peaked at 663 homicides in 2013 and was at its lowest, 221 homicides, in 2006.
Panama ranks 56th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 302 homicides | 248 homicides | 377 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 354.5 homicides | 221 homicides | 562 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 504.8 homicides | 378 homicides | 663 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 517.75 homicides | 499 homicides | 550 homicides | 4 |
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More social development data for Panama
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2,694 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 375 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.728 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.812 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.881 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.728 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.441 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.575 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Panama?
- Homicides in Panama was 522 homicides 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 homicides recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 663 homicides in 2013.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 221 homicides in 2006.
- How does Panama rank for homicides?
- Panama ranks 56th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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 Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicides.