Adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 4.47% to 71,464 persons in Argentina in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Argentina reached an all time high of 71,464 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 43,689 persons in 2005.
Argentina has been ranked 11th within the group of 64 countries we follow in terms of adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 6 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 |
| Argentina | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 54,758 | 58,917 | 60,106 | 61,192 | 64,109 | ||||||
| Bolivia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Brazil | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 473,626 | 496,251 | 514,582 | 549,786 | 582,483 | |||||
| Chile | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 58,044 | 60,148 | 59,261 | 56,372 | 51,344 | ||||||||
| Paraguay | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6,631 | 6,197 | 7,161 | 7,916 | 9,233 | ||||||
| Peru | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 61,390 | 67,597 | ||||||
| Uruguay | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8,700 | 9,070 | 9,418 | 9,448 | ... |
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