Adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions fell 0.231% to 6,479 persons in Switzerland in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Switzerland reached an all time high of 6,622 persons in 2013 and an all time low of 5,127 persons in 2003.
Switzerland has been ranked 42nd within the group of 64 countries we follow in terms of adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 19 places above 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 |
| Austria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,913 | 8,110 | 8,272 | 8,681 | 8,759 | ... | |||||
| Belgium | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| France | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 60,309 | 59,856 | 64,075 | 65,848 | 66,344 | |||||
| Germany | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Hungary | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14,920 | 15,767 | 16,686 | 16,665 | 17,363 | ... | |||||||
| Italy | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 64,791 | 67,961 | 66,897 | 65,701 | 62,536 | ||||||||
| Poland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 80,179 | 77,522 | 78,467 | 81,306 | 76,596 | ||||||||
| Slovenia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,361 | 1,344 | 1,264 | 1,376 | 1,349 | ||||||||
| Spain | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 76,079 | 71,603 | 68,265 | 65,895 | 64,438 | ||||||||
| Switzerland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,551 | 5,724 | 5,599 | 6,049 | 6,622 |
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