Adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 5.88% to 9,075 persons in New Zealand in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in New Zealand reached an all time high of 9,075 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 7,324 persons in 2005.
New Zealand has been ranked 37th within the group of 64 countries we follow in terms of adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 17 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 | ... | |
| Indonesia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 152,093 | 154,985 | ||
| Malaysia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| New Zealand | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8,163 | 8,454 | 8,370 | 8,409 | 8,167 | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Philippines | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 57,317 | 58,877 | 63,816 | 68,948 | 71,735 | |||||||
| Singapore | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12,582 | 12,782 | 12,405 | 12,361 | 12,805 | ||||||||
| Taiwan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Thailand | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 213,094 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Vietnam | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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