Female homicide rate in Panama
Panama: Female homicide rate was 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▬ Flat
Female homicide rate in Panama, 1996–2023
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 per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female homicide rate in Panama is 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Panama peaked at 2.81 homicides per 100,000 population in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2006.
That places Panama 56th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.96 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.27 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.81 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.52 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.41 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.62 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 53 Belarus 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 54 Tanzania 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 55 Grenada 1.71 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 57 Turkey 1.68 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 58 Argentina 1.58 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 59 Mauritius 1.57 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Panama
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 34,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 36,470 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 34,602 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 36,393 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 34,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 36,313 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 34,492 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 36,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 34,578 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 36,443 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Panama?
- Female homicide rate in Panama was 1.7 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 female homicide rate recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 2.81 homicides per 100,000 population in 1998.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population in 2006.
- How does Panama rank for female homicide rate?
- Panama ranks 56th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Female homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof female victims .