Number of prisoners rose 19.7% to 17,811 persons in Panama in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, number of prisoners in Panama reached an all time high of 17,811 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 10,217 persons in 2008.
Panama has been ranked 39th within the group of 105 countries we follow in terms of number of prisoners, 22 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 | ... | |||||||
| Brazil | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 491,482 | 513,954 | 534,605 | 570,318 | 606,208 | ||||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| Peru | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 44,406 | 45,464 | 49,206 | 61,390 | 67,597 | ||||||||
| USA | persons | 2,297,700 | 2,279,100 | 2,252,500 | 2,231,400 | 2,231,400 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40,825 | ... | 45,224 | ... |
Helgi Library 
