Adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions fell 11.9% to 2,644 persons in Estonia in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Estonia reached an all time high of 3,520 persons in 2009 and an all time low of 2,644 persons in 2015. When compared to Estonia's main peers, adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Finland amounted to 3,046 persons, 4,367 persons in Latvia, 7,270 persons in Lithuania and 643,024 persons in Russia in 2015.
Estonia has been ranked 54th 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 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Australia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29,381 | 30,775 | 33,794 | 36,134 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Belarus | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28,764 | 28,393 | 29,688 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| China | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,635,000 | 1,667,000 | 1,638,950 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Estonia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,250 | 3,090 | 3,001 | 2,644 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Finland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,219 | 3,213 | 3,047 | 3,046 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Germany | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Indonesia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 152,093 | 154,985 | 156,226 | 170,786 | ... | ... | ... |
| Japan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 66,992 | 62,947 | 60,459 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Latvia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6,062 | 5,090 | 4,707 | 4,367 | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Lithuania | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9,617 | 9,172 | 8,552 | 7,270 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| New Zealand | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8,409 | 8,167 | 8,571 | 9,075 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Papua New Guinea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 698,013 | 673,930 | 668,425 | 643,024 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,224,700 | 2,216,600 | 2,219,900 | 2,168,600 | ... | ... | ... |
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