Adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 5.18% to 5,892 persons in Albania in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Albania reached an all time high of 5,892 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 2,299 persons in 2004.
Albania has been ranked 44th within the group of 64 countries we follow in terms of adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 28 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 |
| Albania | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,579 | 4,557 | 4,538 | 4,521 | 4,891 | ||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,221 | 2,231 | ... | 2,521 | ||||
| Bulgaria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8,948 | 9,306 | 9,796 | 9,418 | 8,756 | ||||||||
| Croatia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,827 | 5,126 | 5,029 | 4,673 | 4,269 | ||||||||
| Greece | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,854 | 11,781 | 11,892 | 11,875 | 12,241 | ||||||
| Kosovo | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,441 | 1,737 | 1,776 | ||
| Macedonia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,215 | 2,157 | 2,212 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Montenegro | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,490 | 1,450 | 1,319 | 1,322 | 1,062 | ||||||||
| Serbia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,699 | 10,962 | 10,794 | 9,994 | 9,791 | ||||
| Turkey | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 113,661 | 118,701 | 126,270 | 134,019 | 143,500 |
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