Adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions fell 17.2% to 9,473 persons in Greece in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Greece reached an all time high of 12,241 persons in 2013 and an all time low of 9,473 persons in 2015.
Greece has been ranked 36th within the group of 64 countries we follow in terms of adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 9 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 |
| Albania | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,579 | 4,557 | 4,538 | 4,521 | 4,891 | ||||||||
| Bulgaria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8,948 | 9,306 | 9,796 | 9,418 | 8,756 | ||||||||
| Greece | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,854 | 11,781 | 11,892 | 11,875 | 12,241 | ||||||
| Iran | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Iraq | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Kosovo | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,441 | 1,737 | 1,776 | ||
| Macedonia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,215 | 2,157 | 2,212 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Montenegro | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,490 | 1,450 | 1,319 | 1,322 | 1,062 | ||||||||
| Romania | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26,246 | 27,785 | 30,244 | 31,373 | 32,922 | ||||||||
| Serbia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,699 | 10,962 | 10,794 | 9,994 | 9,791 | ||||
| Turkey | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 113,661 | 118,701 | 126,270 | 134,019 | 143,500 |
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