Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Panama
Panama: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 7.39 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Panama, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Panama stood at 7.39 per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 376.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Panama peaked at 7.39 per 100,000 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.812 per 100,000 people, in 2016.
That places Panama 137th out of 241 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Panama, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.16 per 100,000 people | -49.6% |
| 2002 | 1.39 per 100,000 people | +19.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9005 per 100,000 people | -35.3% |
| 2004 | 1.16 per 100,000 people | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 1.23 per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 2.11 per 100,000 people | +72.4% |
| 2007 | 3.03 per 100,000 people | +43.2% |
| 2008 | 3 per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.84 per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 2.57 per 100,000 people | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 2.63 per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.82 per 100,000 people | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 2.57 per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 2.11 per 100,000 people | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 1.55 per 100,000 people | -26.6% |
| 2016 | 0.812 per 100,000 people | -47.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8709 per 100,000 people | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 1.05 per 100,000 people | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 1.05 per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.62 per 100,000 people | +53.7% |
| 2021 | 2.7 per 100,000 people | +66.6% |
| 2022 | 3.16 per 100,000 people | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 5.19 per 100,000 people | +64.3% |
| 2024 | 7.33 per 100,000 people | +41.1% |
| 2025 | 7.39 per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 7.39 per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9367 per 100,000 people, 7.9× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Panama's 7.39 per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.06 per 100,000 people, 26% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.91 per 100,000 people | 0.9005 per 100,000 people | 3.03 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8 per 100,000 people | 0.812 per 100,000 people | 2.82 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.57 per 100,000 people | 1.62 per 100,000 people | 7.39 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More development goals data for Panama
- Red List Index 0.7539 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 860.74 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 45 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 45 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 855 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 379 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Panama?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Panama was 7.39 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 7.39 per 100,000 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.812 per 100,000 people in 2016.
- How does Panama rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Panama ranks 137th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 376.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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