Adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 1.80% to 14,007 persons in Portugal in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Portugal reached an all time high of 14,007 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 9,664 persons in 2003.
Portugal has been ranked 27th within the group of 64 countries we follow in terms of adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 11 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 | ||||||||
| Belgium | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Canada | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37,301 | 37,769 | 38,773 | 39,347 | 36,523 | ... | |||||||
| France | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 60,309 | 59,856 | 64,075 | 65,848 | 66,344 | |||||
| Germany | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Iceland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 146 | 167 | 148 | 152 | 150 | ... | ... | ||||||
| Ireland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,813 | 4,269 | 4,192 | 4,273 | 3,710 | ||||||
| Italy | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 64,791 | 67,961 | 66,897 | 65,701 | 62,536 | ||||||||
| 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| United Kingdom | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 88,164 | 90,783 | 91,915 | 92,654 | 90,142 |
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