Juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions fell 27.3% to 24.0 persons in Estonia in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Estonia reached an all time high of 71.0 persons in 2007 and an all time low of 24.0 persons in 2015. When compared to Estonia's main peers, juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Finland amounted to 89.0 persons, 42.0 persons in Latvia, 85.0 persons in Lithuania and 3,061 persons in Russia in 2015.
Estonia has been ranked 40th within the group of 54 countries we follow in terms of juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 16 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Juveniles 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 815 | 790 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Belarus | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 269 | 178 | 131 | 77.0 | 78.0 | ... | |||||||
| China | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18,450 | 16,000 | 15,000 | 13,000 | ... | |
| Estonia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34.0 | 43.0 | 29.0 | 36.0 | 33.0 | ||||||||
| Finland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 102 | 73.0 | 71.0 | 87.0 | 82.0 | ||||||||
| Germany | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Indonesia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,353 | 5,076 | ||
| Japan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38.0 | 17.0 | 22.0 | 16.0 | 24.0 | ... | |||||||
| Latvia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 189 | 88.0 | 68.0 | 55.0 | 46.0 | ||||||||
| Lithuania | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 188 | 158 | 130 | 112 | 89.0 | ||||||||
| New Zealand | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 80.0 | 91.0 | 63.0 | 56.0 | 55.0 | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,819 | 5,756 | 4,439 | 3,896 | 3,357 | |||||||
| USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9,998 | 9,900 | 7,700 | 6,700 | 5,900 |
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