Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Panama

Number of intentional homicides in Panama in 2023 — 522 people. Ranked 58 in the world out of 83. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 87.8%.

2023 522 people +4.61% vs 2022
World rank 58of 83
Period maximum 663 people2013
Period minimum 221 people2006

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Panama, 1990–202302004006008001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 278 people1991: 294 people1992: 311 people1993: 308 people1994: 323 people1995: 377 people1996: 248 people1997: 315 people1998: 281 people1999: 285 people2000: 299 people2001: 306 people2002: 376 people2003: 337 people2004: 308 people2005: 364 people2006: 221 people2007: 279 people2008: 493 people2009: 562 people2010: 460 people2011: 549 people2012: 637 people2013: 663 people2014: 604 people2015: 471 people2016: 405 people2017: 378 people2018: 401 people2019: 480 people2020: 500 people2021: 550 people2022: 499 people2023: 522 people
Change over the period: +244 (+87.77%) Average annual rate: 1.93 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Panama

Panama 522 people
World 423,171 people
Central America computed 41,262 people
Number of intentional homicides — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 522 +23 +4.61%
2022 499 −51 −9.27%
2021 550 +50 +10%
2020 500 +20 +4.17%
2019 480 +79 +19.7%
2018 401 +23 +6.08%
2017 378 −27 −6.67%
2016 405 −66 −14.01%
2015 471 −133 −22.02%
2014 604 −59 −8.9%
2013 663 +26 +4.08%
2012 637 +88 +16.03%
2011 549 +89 +19.35%
2010 460 −102 −18.15%
2009 562 +69 +14%
2008 493 +214 +76.7%
2007 279 +58 +26.24%
2006 221 −143 −39.29%
2005 364 +56 +18.18%
2004 308 −29 −8.61%
2003 337 −39 −10.37%
2002 376 +70 +22.88%
2001 306 +7 +2.34%
2000 299 +14 +4.91%
1999 285 +4 +1.42%
1998 281 −34 −10.79%
1997 315 +67 +27.02%
1996 248 −129 −34.22%
1995 377 +54 +16.72%
1994 323 +15 +4.87%
1993 308 −3 −0.96%
1992 311 +17 +5.78%
1991 294 +16 +5.76%
1990 278

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year. UNODC treats intentional homicide as unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause it — the definition is standardized across all countries, so the figures are comparable regardless of how the act is classified in national law. The data are collected through the annual survey of countries on crime trends and supplemented with estimates from death registration systems and medical statistics.

Important: The absolute count and the rate per 100,000 answer different questions: large countries stand in the top rows by the number of homicides, and entirely different ones by the rate. Both are worth looking at.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.