Number of prisoners rose 1.05% to 13,999 persons in Costa Rica in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, number of prisoners in Costa Rica reached an all time high of 13,999 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 7,500 persons in 2007.
Costa Rica has been ranked 43rd within the group of 105 countries we follow in terms of number of prisoners, 33 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Number of Prisoners | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Belize | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,781 | 2,322 | 2,288 | 2,546 | 2,632 | ... | |||||||
Colombia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 75,992 | 84,444 | 100,451 | 113,884 | 120,032 | ... | |||||||
Costa Rica | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9,431 | 10,541 | 12,154 | 13,407 | 13,647 | |||||||
El Salvador | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22,101 | 24,662 | 25,367 | 28,383 | 26,848 | |||||||
Guatemala | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11,148 | ... | 15,013 | 16,336 | ... | ||||||
Honduras | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11,770 | 12,006 | 12,095 | 13,184 | ||||||
Mexico | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 186,614 | 188,013 | 213,758 | 207,278 | 218,373 | ||||||||
Nicaragua | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,807 | 6,789 | ... | 9,800 | ... | ... | ||||||
Panama | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,878 | 12,542 | 13,207 | 14,481 | 14,467 | |||||||
USA | persons | 2,297,700 | 2,279,100 | 2,252,500 | 2,231,400 | 2,231,400 |