Male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 4.66% to 68,468 persons in Argentina in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Argentina reached an all time high of 68,468 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 41,517 persons in 2005.
Argentina has been ranked 11th within the group of 66 countries we follow in terms of male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions.
| 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Helgi Library 
