Male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 19.9% to 12,070 persons in Paraguay in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Paraguay reached an all time high of 12,070 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 5,535 persons in 2008.
Paraguay has been ranked 30th within the group of 66 countries we follow in terms of male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 30 places below 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 |
| Argentina | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 52,125 | 56,198 | 57,195 | 58,338 | 61,270 | ||||||
| Bolivia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Brazil | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 442,225 | 461,444 | 480,524 | 514,563 | 547,383 | |||||
| Chile | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 53,406 | 55,077 | 54,089 | 51,476 | 47,196 | ||||||||
| Paraguay | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6,318 | 5,869 | 6,714 | 7,374 | 8,581 | |||||
| Peru | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 57,511 | 63,360 | ||
| Uruguay | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Venezuela | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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