Female adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 1.81% to 1,070 persons in Panama in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, female adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Panama reached an all time high of 1,070 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 604 persons in 2008.
Panama has been ranked 23rd within the group of 61 countries we follow in terms of female adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Female 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 73.0 | 50.0 | 101 | 129 | 181 | ... | |
| Brazil | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31,401 | 34,807 | 34,058 | 35,223 | 35,100 | |||||
| Colombia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,788 | 5,684 | 7,483 | 8,497 | 8,986 | ... | |||||||
| Costa Rica | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 558 | 648 | 758 | -535 | 732 | ||||||
| El Salvador | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,937 | 2,393 | 2,435 | 2,647 | 2,496 | ||||||
| Guatemala | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,249 | ... | ... | ... |
| Honduras | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 413 | 393 | 438 | 531 | ||
| Mexico | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11,099 | 9,839 | 10,619 | 10,520 | 12,361 | |||||||
| Nicaragua | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 335 | 270 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Panama | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 633 | 880 | 906 | 1,009 | 1,013 | |||||||
| Peru | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,879 | 4,237 | ||
| USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 200,100 | 197,400 | 196,600 | 191,500 | 198,900 | |||||||
| Venezuela | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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