Adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 20.0% to 94,630 persons in Philippines in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Philippines reached an all time high of 94,630 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 53,829 persons in 2004.
Philippines has been ranked 8th 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 | 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 | ||||||
| Cambodia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,630,000 | 1,624,000 | 1,635,000 | 1,667,000 | ... | |
| Hong Kong | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8,831 | 8,959 | 8,156 | 8,420 | 8,121 | ... | ... | ||||||
| India | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 376,969 | 368,998 | 372,926 | 385,135 | 411,992 | ... | ... | |||||
| Indonesia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 152,093 | 154,985 | ||
| Japan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 75,212 | 72,958 | 69,854 | 66,992 | 62,947 | ... | |||||||
| Laos | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Malaysia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Philippines | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 57,317 | 58,877 | 63,816 | 68,948 | 71,735 | |||||||
| Russia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 856,081 | 812,281 | 751,209 | 698,013 | 673,930 | |||||||
| Singapore | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12,582 | 12,782 | 12,405 | 12,361 | 12,805 | ||||||||
| Taiwan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Thailand | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 213,094 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,281,900 | 2,269,200 | 2,244,800 | 2,224,700 | 2,216,600 | ||||||||
| Vietnam | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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