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Number of Prisoners rose 1.05% to 13,999 persons in Costa Rica in 2015

Number of Prisoners (persons), 2015
Law & Crime | Costa Rica | December 30, 2018
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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