Adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions fell 3.80% to 643,024 persons in Russia in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Russia reached an all time high of 876,015 persons in 2008 and an all time low of 643,024 persons in 2015.
Russia has been ranked 2nd within the group of 64 countries we follow in terms of adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions.
| 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Canada | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37,301 | 37,769 | 38,773 | 39,347 | 36,523 | ... | |||||||
| China | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,630,000 | 1,624,000 | 1,635,000 | 1,667,000 | ... | |
| France | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 60,309 | 59,856 | 64,075 | 65,848 | 66,344 | |||||
| Germany | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| India | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 376,969 | 368,998 | 372,926 | 385,135 | 411,992 | ... | ... | |||||
| Japan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 75,212 | 72,958 | 69,854 | 66,992 | 62,947 | ... | |||||||
| Mexico | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 224,749 | 219,027 | 230,943 | 224,969 | 246,334 | ||||||||
| Poland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 80,179 | 77,522 | 78,467 | 81,306 | 76,596 | ||||||||
| Russia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 856,081 | 812,281 | 751,209 | 698,013 | 673,930 | |||||||
| South Korea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 47,756 | 45,251 | 44,582 | 46,108 | 48,302 | ... | |||||||
| USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,281,900 | 2,269,200 | 2,244,800 | 2,224,700 | 2,216,600 |
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