Adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 19.7% to 17,811 persons in Panama in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Panama reached an all time high of 17,811 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 9,651 persons in 2008.
Panama has been ranked 25th within the group of 64 countries we follow in terms of adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 16 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Adults Held in Prisons, Penal or Correctional Institutions | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Belize | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,549 | 2,153 | 2,113 | 2,359 | 2,445 | ... | |||
| Brazil | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 473,626 | 496,251 | 514,582 | 549,786 | 582,483 | |||||
| Colombia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 75,992 | 84,444 | 100,451 | 113,884 | 120,032 | ... | |||||||
| Costa Rica | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9,431 | 10,541 | 12,154 | 13,257 | 13,457 | ||||||
| El Salvador | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22,101 | 24,662 | 25,367 | 27,033 | 26,848 | ||||||
| Guatemala | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15,013 | ... | ... | ... |
| Honduras | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11,770 | 12,006 | 12,095 | 13,184 | ||
| Mexico | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 224,749 | 219,027 | 230,943 | 224,969 | 246,334 | ||||||||
| Nicaragua | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,754 | 6,713 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Panama | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,218 | 12,542 | 13,207 | 14,481 | 14,467 | |||||||
| Peru | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 61,390 | 67,597 | ||||||
| USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,281,900 | 2,269,200 | 2,244,800 | 2,224,700 | 2,216,600 | ||||||||
| Venezuela | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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