Adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 3.70% to 622,202 persons in Brazil in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Brazil reached an all time high of 622,202 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 401,236 persons in 2006.
Brazil has been ranked 3rd within the group of 64 countries we follow in terms of adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| 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 |
| Bolivia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Brazil | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 473,626 | 496,251 | 514,582 | 549,786 | 582,483 | |||||
| Chile | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 58,044 | 60,148 | 59,261 | 56,372 | 51,344 | ||||||||
| Colombia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 75,992 | 84,444 | 100,451 | 113,884 | 120,032 | ... | |||||||
| Guyana | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,149 | 2,160 | 2,019 | 1,986 | 1,998 | ... | ||||||
| Paraguay | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6,631 | 6,197 | 7,161 | 7,916 | 9,233 | ||||||
| Peru | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 61,390 | 67,597 | ||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,864 | 2,927 | 4,074 | 3,531 | 3,447 | |||||||
| Venezuela | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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