Internally displaced persons from disasters in Panama

Panama: Internally displaced persons from disasters was 26 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
26
Change on year
down 94.3%
World rank
137th
of 146 countries
All-time high
3,700
in 2020
All-time low
26
in 2023
Years of data
11
2012–2023

Internally displaced persons from disasters in Panama, 2012–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2012201720232012: 3.4k2013: 1.7k2014: 3202015: 1002016: 1.1k2017: 3002019: 2402020: 3.7k2021: 2.2k2022: 4602023: 26

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, internally displaced persons from disasters in Panama stood at 26. 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, internally displaced persons from disasters in Panama peaked at 3,700 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26, 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.

Internally displaced persons from disasters in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Internally displaced persons from disasters in Panama, 2012 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2012 3,400 —
2013 1,700 -50.0%
2014 320 -81.2%
2015 100 -68.8%
2016 1,100 +1000.0%
2017 300 -72.7%
2019 240 -20.0%
2020 3,700 +1441.7%
2021 2,200 -40.5%
2022 460 -79.1%
2023 26 -94.3%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 26 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,700, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 26 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,800, 0% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,023 100 3,400 7
2020s 1,596 26 3,700 4

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 134 Guyana 40 compare
  2. 134 Trinidad and Tobago 40 compare
  3. 136 Kyrgyzstan 39 compare
  4. 138 French Polynesia 17 compare
  5. 138 Ireland 17 compare
  6. 140 Jamaica 16 compare

See the full ranking of 146 places →

More reference data data for Panama

All data for Panama →

Frequently asked questions

What is internally displaced persons from disasters in Panama?
Internally displaced persons from disasters in Panama was 26 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest internally displaced persons from disasters recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 3,700 in 2020.
What is the lowest internally displaced persons from disasters recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2023.
How does Panama rank for internally displaced persons from disasters?
Panama ranks 137th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
Is internally displaced persons from 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Internally displaced persons from disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Internally displaced persons from disasters in Panama. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/internally-displaced-persons-from-disasters/panama/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/internally-displaced-persons-from-disasters/panama/">Internally displaced persons from disasters in Panama</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Internally displaced persons from disasters
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
146 places, 1,631 data points, 2008–2023
Last refreshed