Adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 6.23% to 1,279 persons in Macao in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Macao reached an all time high of 1,279 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 895 persons in 2008.
Macao has been ranked 59th within the group of 64 countries we follow in terms of adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 59 places below 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 |
| 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 | ... | |||||||
| Macao | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 924 | 923 | 1,026 | 1,102 | 1,149 | |||
| 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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