El Salvador
Capital city — San Salvador
Country population
i2022Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i03/2024Type of government
Human Development Index
0.674(127/193)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice and Public Security(Juveniles: Minis…
Total number of prisoners
109,519via Cristosal Cen…
i03/2024Prison density
i03/2024Total number of prison facilities
i2015An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i22/03/2021Percentage of untried prisoners
i22/03/2021Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
1,659
i
03/2024
Total number of prisoners
Prison density
162.8 %
i
03/2024
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
(Juveniles: Ministry of Education)
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
25
i
2015