Total sentenced persons held rose 0% to 7,743 persons in Panama in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, total sentenced persons held in Panama reached an all time high of 7,743 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 4,093 persons in 2011.
Panama has been ranked 31st within the group of 65 countries we follow in terms of total sentenced persons held, 24 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Sentenced Persons Held | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Belize | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,114 | 928 | 1,016 | 1,075 | 1,197 | ... | |||
| Brazil | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 264,500 | 281,022 | 297,436 | 319,751 | 336,767 | ||
| Colombia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51,423 | 58,528 | 73,131 | 79,313 | 82,980 | ... | |||||||
| Costa Rica | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6,620 | 7,748 | 8,975 | 10,143 | 10,583 | |||||||
| El Salvador | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14,452 | 16,223 | 17,986 | 20,664 | 20,838 | ||||||
| Guatemala | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,692 | ... | ... | ... |
| Honduras | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,777 | 5,713 | 6,110 | 6,358 | ||
| Mexico | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 132,438 | 127,730 | 131,213 | 118,065 | 142,745 | ||||||||
| Nicaragua | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,558 | 4,355 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Panama | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,201 | 4,093 | 4,964 | ... | ... | ||||||
| Peru | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16,593 | 18,222 | 20,079 | 25,498 | 30,927 | ||||||||
| USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,814,400 | 1,796,500 | 1,782,500 | 1,754,500 | 1,745,400 | |||||||
| Venezuela | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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