Female adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 17.0% to 3,176 persons in El Salvador in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, female adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in El Salvador reached an all time high of 3,176 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 585 persons in 2005.
El Salvador has been ranked 13th within the group of 61 countries we follow in terms of female adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 10 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Female 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 73.0 | 50.0 | 101 | 129 | 181 | ... | |
| Costa Rica | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 558 | 648 | 758 | -535 | 732 | ||||||
| El Salvador | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,937 | 2,393 | 2,435 | 2,647 | 2,496 | ||||||
| Guatemala | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,249 | ... | ... | ... |
| Honduras | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 413 | 393 | 438 | 531 | ||
| Mexico | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11,099 | 9,839 | 10,619 | 10,520 | 12,361 | |||||||
| Nicaragua | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 335 | 270 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Panama | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 633 | 880 | 906 | 1,009 | 1,013 | |||||||
| USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 200,100 | 197,400 | 196,600 | 191,500 | 198,900 |
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