Adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 1.70% to 61,622 persons in Algeria in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Algeria reached an all time high of 61,622 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 20,742 persons in 2003.
Algeria has been ranked 15th within the group of 64 countries we follow in terms of adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 5 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 |
| Algeria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 50,000 | 48,506 | 49,582 | 49,567 | 59,744 | ||||||||
| Chad | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Egypt | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| France | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 60,309 | 59,856 | 64,075 | 65,848 | 66,344 | |||||
| Italy | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 64,791 | 67,961 | 66,897 | 65,701 | 62,536 | ||||||||
| Libya | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Malta | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 465 | 550 | 556 | 553 | 602 | ||||||||
| Mauritania | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Morocco | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56,513 | 63,809 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Portugal | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,766 | 11,192 | 12,321 | 13,262 | 13,982 | ||||||||
| Spain | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 76,079 | 71,603 | 68,265 | 65,895 | 64,438 | ||||||||
| Tunisia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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