Male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions fell 0.299% to 59,411 persons in Germany in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Germany reached an all time high of 69,863 persons in 2008 and an all time low of 59,411 persons in 2015.
Germany has been ranked 15th within the group of 66 countries we follow in terms of male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 15 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Male 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 |
| Austria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,453 | 7,599 | 7,734 | 8,113 | 8,221 | ... | |||||
| Belgium | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Czechia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20,410 | 21,485 | 20,994 | 15,578 | ||
| France | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 58,288 | 57,929 | 61,908 | 63,668 | 64,213 | |||||
| Germany | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 68,438 | 66,982 | 65,616 | 64,590 | 62,424 | |||||
| Hungary | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13,931 | 14,758 | 15,470 | 15,440 | 16,027 | ... | ||||||
| Italy | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 62,040 | 65,031 | 64,089 | 62,897 | 59,842 | |||||||
| Luxembourg | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 659 | 651 | 594 | 634 | 621 | |||||
| Netherlands | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12,794 | 12,841 | 12,631 | 12,216 | 11,575 | ||||||
| Poland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 77,745 | 75,007 | 76,011 | 78,668 | 74,005 | |||||||
| Russia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 745,717 | 689,441 | 640,265 | 618,175 | ||
| Spain | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70,003 | 65,951 | 63,108 | 60,827 | 59,513 | ||||||||
| Switzerland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,206 | 5,405 | 5,298 | 5,743 | 6,275 | |||||
| Ukraine | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 106,499 | 108,206 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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