Male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 21.1% to 16,741 persons in Panama in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Panama reached an all time high of 16,741 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 9,047 persons in 2008.
Panama has been ranked 26th within the group of 66 countries we follow in terms of male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 1 place 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 | ... | |
| Brazil | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 442,225 | 461,444 | 480,524 | 514,563 | 547,383 | |||||
| Colombia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 71,204 | 78,760 | 92,968 | 105,387 | 111,046 | ... | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| Peru | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 57,511 | 63,360 | ||
| USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,081,800 | 2,071,800 | 2,048,200 | 2,033,200 | 2,017,700 | |||||||
| Venezuela | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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