Adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions fell 10.5% to 3,197 persons in Denmark in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Denmark reached an all time high of 4,079 persons in 2013 and an all time low of 3,197 persons in 2015.
Denmark has been ranked 51st within the group of 64 countries we follow in terms of adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 14 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Denmark | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,701 | 3,926 | 3,938 | 3,822 | 4,079 | ||||||
| Finland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,487 | 3,291 | 3,197 | 3,219 | 3,213 | ||||||||
| France | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 60,309 | 59,856 | 64,075 | 65,848 | 66,344 | |||||
| Germany | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Iceland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 146 | 167 | 148 | 152 | 150 | ... | ... | ||||||
| Netherlands | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13,690 | 13,713 | 13,420 | 12,928 | 12,248 | ||||||
| Norway | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,254 | 3,491 | 3,808 | 3,968 | 3,828 | ... | ... | ||||||
| Poland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 80,179 | 77,522 | 78,467 | 81,306 | 76,596 | ||||||||
| Russia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 856,081 | 812,281 | 751,209 | 698,013 | 673,930 | |||||||
| Sweden | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,280 | 6,831 | 6,662 | 6,284 | 5,713 | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 88,164 | 90,783 | 91,915 | 92,654 | 90,142 |
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