Male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 8.30% to 15,404 persons in Honduras in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Honduras reached an all time high of 15,404 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 11,357 persons in 2010.
Honduras has been ranked 27th within the group of 66 countries we follow in terms of male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 27 places below 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 | ... | |
| Canada | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37,316 | 38,202 | 39,087 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| China | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,547,059 | ... | ... | |
| 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 | ||
| Japan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70,001 | 67,615 | 64,510 | 61,710 | 57,890 | ... | ||||||
| Mexico | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 213,650 | 209,188 | 220,324 | 214,449 | 233,973 | |||||||
| Nicaragua | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,419 | 6,443 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,081,800 | 2,071,800 | 2,048,200 | 2,033,200 | 2,017,700 |
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