Adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions fell 2.92% to 5,527 persons in Sweden in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Sweden reached an all time high of 7,383 persons in 2006 and an all time low of 5,148 persons in 2003.
Sweden has been ranked 45th within the group of 64 countries we follow in terms of adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 7 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 |
| Australia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29,317 | 29,700 | 29,106 | 29,381 | 30,775 | ||||||
| China | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,630,000 | 1,624,000 | 1,635,000 | 1,667,000 | ... | |
| Denmark | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,701 | 3,926 | 3,938 | 3,822 | 4,079 | ||||||
| Finland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,487 | 3,291 | 3,197 | 3,219 | 3,213 | ||||||||
| Germany | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Iceland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 146 | 167 | 148 | 152 | 150 | ... | ... | ||||||
| Indonesia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 152,093 | 154,985 | ||
| Japan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 75,212 | 72,958 | 69,854 | 66,992 | 62,947 | ... | |||||||
| Netherlands | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13,690 | 13,713 | 13,420 | 12,928 | 12,248 | ||||||
| New Zealand | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8,163 | 8,454 | 8,370 | 8,409 | 8,167 | ||||||
| Norway | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,254 | 3,491 | 3,808 | 3,968 | 3,828 | ... | ... | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 856,081 | 812,281 | 751,209 | 698,013 | 673,930 | |||||||
| Sweden | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,280 | 6,831 | 6,662 | 6,284 | 5,713 | ||||||||
| USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,281,900 | 2,269,200 | 2,244,800 | 2,224,700 | 2,216,600 |
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