El Salvador - Total prison population
| Date | Adults Female held | Adults Female held per 100,000 | Adults Male held | Adults Male held / 100,000 | Juveniles held | Juveniles held per 100,000 | Persons in detention | Rate in detention per 100.000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,907 | 39,538 | 624.0 | |||||
| 2021 | 1,223 | |||||||
| 2020 | 1,430 | |||||||
| 2019 | 2,908 | 120.8 | 35,207 | 1,797.2 | 1,846 | 39,961 | 636.3 | |
| 2018 | 3,460 | 145.5 | 35,955 | 1,856.5 | 39,642 | 631.6 | ||
| 2017 | 3,692 | 157.4 | 35,590 | 1,861.4 | 39,719 | 633.8 | ||
| 2016 | 3,632 | 157.3 | 33,192 | 1,761.8 | 36,824 | 589.1 | ||
| 2015 | 3,176 | 139.8 | 29,469 | 1,590.0 | 613 | 27.9 | 33,258 | 533.7 |
| 2014 | 2,714 | 121.4 | 25,620 | 1,402.5 | 1,360 | 60.9 | 29,694 | 478.2 |
| 2013 | 2,523 | 114.7 | 24,352 | 1,353.5 | 1,340 | 59.1 | 26,848 | 434.0 |
| 2012 | 2,647 | 122.5 | 24,386 | 1,376.7 | 1,385 | 60.1 | 28,383 | 460.7 |
| 2011 | 2,431 | 114.4 | 22,932 | 1,314.7 | 1,606 | 68.6 | 25,367 | 413.3 |
| 2010 | 2,393 | 114.4 | 22,269 | 1,295.2 | 1,552 | 65.4 | 26,214 | 428.8 |
| 2009 | 1,937 | 94.1 | 20,164 | 1,187.1 | 1,530 | 63.8 | 23,631 | 388.0 |
| 2008 | 1,545 | 76.2 | 18,269 | 1,087.4 | 621 | 25.6 | 20,435 | 336.8 |
| 2007 | 1,105 | 55.2 | 16,762 | 1,007.9 | 605 | 24.8 | 18,472 | 305.6 |
| 2006 | 827 | 41.9 | 13,944 | 847.1 | 507 | 20.6 | 15,278 | 253.2 |
| 2005 | 585 | 30.1 | 11,940 | 733.9 | 376 | 15.1 | 12,901 | 213.7 |
| 2004 | 12,073 | 200.0 |