Male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 15.0% to 29,469 persons in El Salvador in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in El Salvador reached an all time high of 29,469 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 11,940 persons in 2005.
El Salvador has been ranked 22nd within the group of 66 countries we follow in terms of male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Male 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,476 | 2,103 | 2,012 | 2,230 | 2,264 | ... | |
| Costa Rica | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8,873 | 9,893 | 11,396 | 13,792 | 12,725 | ||||||
| El Salvador | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20,164 | 22,269 | 22,932 | 24,386 | 24,352 | ||||||
| Guatemala | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13,764 | ... | ... | ... |
| Honduras | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11,357 | 11,613 | 11,657 | 12,653 | ||
| Mexico | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 213,650 | 209,188 | 220,324 | 214,449 | 233,973 | |||||||
| Nicaragua | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,419 | 6,443 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Panama | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9,585 | 11,662 | 12,301 | 13,472 | 13,454 | |||||||
| USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,081,800 | 2,071,800 | 2,048,200 | 2,033,200 | 2,017,700 |
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