People displaced internally by natural disasters in Panama
Panama: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 26 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Panama, 2012–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
In 2023, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Panama stood at 26 number of cases. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 94.3% on the previous year and down 98.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Panama peaked at 3,700 number of cases in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26 number of cases, in 2023.
That places Panama 137th out of 146 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,023 number of cases | 100 number of cases | 3,400 number of cases | 7 |
| 2020s | 1,596 number of cases | 26 number of cases | 3,700 number of cases | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 134 Guyana 40 number of cases compare
- 134 Trinidad and Tobago 40 number of cases compare
- 136 Kyrgyzstan 39 number of cases compare
- 138 French Polynesia 17 number of cases compare
- 140 Jamaica 16 number of cases compare
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2956 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.1292 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Panama?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Panama was 26 number of cases in 2023, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 3,700 number of cases in 2020.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 number of cases in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Panama ranks 137th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People displaced internally by natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internally-displaced persons are defined as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, as a result of natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border.