Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Panama

Refugees by country of asylum in Panama in 2024 — 2,658 people. Ranked 113 in the world out of 178. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 1,944.6%.

2024 2,658 people −2.42% vs 2023
World rank 113of 178
Period maximum 17,650 people2013
Period minimum 130 people1972

Trend over time

1972–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Panama, 1972–202405,00010,00015,00020,00019721978198419901996200220082014202020241972: 130 people1974: 1,150 people1977: 500 people1978: 1,050 people1979: 1,070 people1980: 3,320 people1981: 1,500 people1982: 1,820 people1983: 1,500 people1984: 1,500 people1985: 1,200 people1986: 1,270 people1987: 1,600 people1988: 1,992 people1989: 1,451 people1990: 1,350 people1991: 914 people1992: 1,007 people1993: 964 people1994: 972 people1995: 867 people1996: 864 people1997: 618 people1998: 1,179 people1999: 1,315 people2000: 1,307 people2001: 1,471 people2002: 1,565 people2003: 1,436 people2004: 1,596 people2005: 1,717 people2006: 1,835 people2007: 16,877 people2008: 16,906 people2009: 16,917 people2010: 17,066 people2011: 17,249 people2012: 17,414 people2013: 17,650 people2014: 17,256 people2015: 17,304 people2016: 17,332 people2017: 2,417 people2018: 2,501 people2019: 2,536 people2020: 2,562 people2021: 2,542 people2022: 2,576 people2023: 2,724 people2024: 2,658 people
Change over the period: +2,528 (+1,944.62%) Average annual rate: 5.98 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Panama 2,658 people
World computed 30.92M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 513,712 people
Central America computed 187,040 people
High-income countries computed 9.3M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 2,658 −66 −2.42%
2023 2,724 +148 +5.75%
2022 2,576 +34 +1.34%
2021 2,542 −20 −0.78%
2020 2,562 +26 +1.03%
2019 2,536 +35 +1.4%
2018 2,501 +84 +3.48%
2017 2,417 −14,915 −86.05%
2016 17,332 +28 +0.16%
2015 17,304 +48 +0.28%
2014 17,256 −394 −2.23%
2013 17,650 +236 +1.36%
2012 17,414 +165 +0.96%
2011 17,249 +183 +1.07%
2010 17,066 +149 +0.88%
2009 16,917 +11 +0.07%
2008 16,906 +29 +0.17%
2007 16,877 +15,042 +819.73%
2006 1,835 +118 +6.87%
2005 1,717 +121 +7.58%
2004 1,596 +160 +11.14%
2003 1,436 −129 −8.24%
2002 1,565 +94 +6.39%
2001 1,471 +164 +12.55%
2000 1,307 −8 −0.61%
1999 1,315 +136 +11.54%
1998 1,179 +561 +90.78%
1997 618 −246 −28.47%
1996 864 −3 −0.35%
1995 867 −105 −10.8%
1994 972 +8 +0.83%
1993 964 −43 −4.27%
1992 1,007 +93 +10.18%
1991 914 −436 −32.3%
1990 1,350 −101 −6.96%
1989 1,451 −541 −27.16%
1988 1,992 +392 +24.5%
1987 1,600 +330 +25.98%
1986 1,270 +70 +5.83%
1985 1,200 −300 −20%
1984 1,500 +0 +0%
1983 1,500 −320 −17.58%
1982 1,820 +320 +21.33%
1981 1,500 −1,820 −54.82%
1980 3,320 +2,250 +210.28%
1979 1,070 +20 +1.9%
1978 1,050 +550 +110%
1977 500
1974 1,150
1972 130

Central America, 2024

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About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.