Adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 7.34% to 77,242 persons in Peru in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Peru reached an all time high of 77,242 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 33,010 persons in 2005.
Peru has been ranked 10th within the group of 64 countries we follow in terms of adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 14 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 | ||||||||
| Colombia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 75,992 | 84,444 | 100,451 | 113,884 | 120,032 | ... | |||||||
| 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 | ... | |
| Venezuela | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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