Adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions fell 7.22% to 4,367 persons in Latvia in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Latvia reached an all time high of 7,932 persons in 2003 and an all time low of 4,367 persons in 2015.
Latvia has been ranked 47th within the group of 64 countries we follow in terms of adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 6 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 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 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Poland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 81,306 | 76,596 | 75,342 | 69,298 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Russia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 698,013 | 673,930 | 668,425 | 643,024 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,224,700 | 2,216,600 | 2,219,900 | 2,168,600 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Ukraine | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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