Adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 8.57% to 16,158 persons in Honduras in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Honduras reached an all time high of 16,158 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 11,770 persons in 2010.
Honduras has been ranked 26th within the group of 64 countries we follow in terms of adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 26 places below 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 | ... | |||
| Canada | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37,301 | 37,769 | 38,773 | 39,347 | 36,523 | ... | |||||||
| China | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,630,000 | 1,624,000 | 1,635,000 | 1,667,000 | ... | |
| 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 | ||
| Japan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 75,212 | 72,958 | 69,854 | 66,992 | 62,947 | ... | |||||||
| Mexico | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 224,749 | 219,027 | 230,943 | 224,969 | 246,334 | ||||||||
| Nicaragua | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,754 | 6,713 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,281,900 | 2,269,200 | 2,244,800 | 2,224,700 | 2,216,600 |
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