Juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions fell 32.1% to 243 persons in Greece in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Greece reached an all time high of 600 persons in 2012 and an all time low of 243 persons in 2015.
Greece has been ranked 21st within the group of 54 countries we follow in terms of juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 21 places below 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 |
| Albania | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 88.0 | 100 | 121 | 97.0 | 107 | ||||||||
| Bulgaria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 58.0 | 73.0 | 89.0 | 75.0 | 78.0 | ||||||||
| Greece | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 510 | 568 | 587 | 600 | 452 | ||||
| Iran | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Iraq | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Kosovo | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43.0 | 55.0 | 41.0 | ||
| Macedonia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70.0 | 65.0 | 63.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Montenegro | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9.00 | 7.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 2.00 | ||||||||
| Romania | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 470 | 459 | 450 | 444 | 512 | ||||||||
| Serbia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 276 | 249 | 276 | 232 | 240 | ||||
| Turkey | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,679 | 2,113 | 2,334 | 2,001 | 1,978 |
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