Male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions fell 0.890% to 6,124 persons in Switzerland in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Switzerland reached an all time high of 6,275 persons in 2013 and an all time low of 4,941 persons in 2007.
Switzerland has been ranked 43rd within the group of 66 countries we follow in terms of male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 43 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
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 | |||||||
Poland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 77,745 | 75,007 | 76,011 | 78,668 | 74,005 | |||||||
Slovenia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,297 | 1,291 | 1,207 | 1,306 | 1,285 | |||
Spain | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70,003 | 65,951 | 63,108 | 60,827 | 59,513 | ||||||||
Switzerland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,206 | 5,405 | 5,298 | 5,743 | 6,275 |