Juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 400% to 60.0 persons in Ireland in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Ireland reached an all time high of 60.0 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 8.00 persons in 2013.
Ireland has been ranked 33rd within the group of 54 countries we follow in terms of juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 33 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 |
| Australia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 815 | 790 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Belgium | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Canada | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,810 | 1,721 | 1,457 | 1,370 | 1,019 | ... | |||||||
| Denmark | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.0 | 17.0 | 9.00 | 7.00 | 12.0 | ||||||||
| France | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 669 | 692 | 712 | 724 | 731 | ||||
| Germany | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Iceland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.00 | ... | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | ... | ... | ||||
| Ireland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 55.0 | 49.0 | 34.0 | 23.0 | 8.00 | ||||||
| Italy | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,207 | 1,302 | 1,428 | 1,401 | 1,312 | ||||||||
| Mexico | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11,728 | 11,239 | 11,684 | 10,583 | 10,963 | |||||||
| Norway | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.00 | 8.00 | 10.0 | 16.0 | 8.00 | ... | ... | ||||||
| Spain | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,485 | 1,323 | 1,152 | 957 | ||||
| Sweden | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.00 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 12.0 | 10.0 | ||||||||
| USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9,998 | 9,900 | 7,700 | 6,700 | 5,900 | |||||||
| United Kingdom | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,161 | 2,539 | 2,364 | 1,970 | 1,431 |
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