Female homicide victims in Panama
Panama: Female homicide victims was 38 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female homicide victims 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.
Analysis
Panama recorded 38 homicides for female homicide victims in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Panama peaked at 52 homicides in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.69 homicides, in 1999.
Panama ranks 62nd of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in Panama, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22.33 homicides | — |
| 1997 | 30.1 homicides | +34.8% |
| 1998 | 40.46 homicides | +34.4% |
| 1999 | 18.69 homicides | -53.8% |
| 2000 | 28.97 homicides | +55.0% |
| 2001 | 26.82 homicides | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 39.25 homicides | +46.3% |
| 2003 | 35.97 homicides | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 27 homicides | -24.9% |
| 2005 | 35.59 homicides | +31.8% |
| 2006 | 19 homicides | -46.6% |
| 2007 | 21 homicides | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 31 homicides | +47.6% |
| 2009 | 40 homicides | +29.0% |
| 2010 | 31 homicides | -22.5% |
| 2011 | 26 homicides | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 34.11 homicides | +31.2% |
| 2013 | 50 homicides | +46.6% |
| 2014 | 38.25 homicides | -23.5% |
| 2015 | 49.53 homicides | +29.5% |
| 2016 | 44 homicides | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 39 homicides | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 35 homicides | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 52 homicides | +48.6% |
| 2020 | 46 homicides | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 43 homicides | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 41 homicides | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 38 homicides | -7.3% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 38 homicides is above the median for high income countries, which is 18 homicides, 2.1× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Panama's 38 homicides is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55 homicides, 69% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.9 homicides | 18.69 homicides | 40.46 homicides | 4 |
| 2000s | 30.46 homicides | 19 homicides | 40 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.89 homicides | 26 homicides | 52 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 42 homicides | 38 homicides | 46 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More gender data for Panama
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,093 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6093 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,741 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,741 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Panama?
- Female homicide victims in Panama was 38 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 female homicide victims recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 52 homicides in 2019.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.69 homicides in 1999.
- How does Panama rank for female homicide victims?
- Panama ranks 62nd out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. 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 Female homicide victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .