Number of prisoners rose 7.34% to 77,242 persons in Peru in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, number of prisoners in Peru reached an all time high of 77,242 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 28,836 persons in 2003.
Peru has been ranked 12th within the group of 105 countries we follow in terms of number of prisoners, 26 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 |
| Argentina | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 57,403 | 59,227 | 60,789 | 62,263 | 64,288 | ||||||
| Bolivia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8,087 | 8,930 | 11,195 | 14,272 | 14,770 | ... | |||||||
| Brazil | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 491,482 | 513,954 | 534,605 | 570,318 | 606,208 | ||||||||
| Chile | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 58,044 | 60,148 | 59,261 | 56,372 | 53,050 | ||||||||
| Colombia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 75,992 | 84,444 | 100,451 | 113,884 | 120,032 | ... | |||||||
| Paraguay | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6,631 | 6,197 | 7,161 | 8,194 | 9,233 | ||||||
| Peru | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 44,406 | 45,464 | 49,206 | 61,390 | 67,597 | ||||||||
| Uruguay | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8,200 | 8,700 | 9,070 | 9,418 | 9,448 | ||||||||
| Venezuela | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40,825 | ... | 45,224 | ... |
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