Juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions fell 33.3% to 6.00 persons in Denmark in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Denmark reached an all time high of 25.0 persons in 2007 and an all time low of 6.00 persons in 2015.
Denmark has been ranked 50th within the group of 54 countries we follow in terms of juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 9 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 |
| Austria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 186 | 173 | 163 | 124 | 103 | ... | |||||
| Belgium | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Denmark | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.0 | 17.0 | 9.00 | 7.00 | 12.0 | ||||||||
| Finland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 102 | 73.0 | 71.0 | 87.0 | 82.0 | ||||||||
| France | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 669 | 692 | 712 | 724 | 731 | ||||
| Germany | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Iceland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.00 | ... | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | ... | ... | ||||
| Netherlands | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 674 | 655 | 549 | 545 | 473 | |||
| Norway | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.00 | 8.00 | 10.0 | 16.0 | 8.00 | ... | ... | ||||||
| Poland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,570 | 4,850 | 4,365 | 4,153 | 3,569 | ||||||||
| Russia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,819 | 5,756 | 4,439 | 3,896 | 3,357 | |||||||
| Sweden | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.00 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 12.0 | 10.0 | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,161 | 2,539 | 2,364 | 1,970 | 1,431 |
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