Male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions fell 3.09% to 5,211 persons in Sweden in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Sweden reached an all time high of 6,437 persons in 2010 and an all time low of 5,211 persons in 2015. When compared to Sweden's main peers, male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Denmark amounted to 3,079 persons, 2,818 persons in Finland, 2,772 persons in Norway and 590,321 persons in Russia in 2015.
Sweden has been ranked 46th within the group of 66 countries we follow in terms of male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 46 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 |
| Australia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27,192 | 27,472 | 27,078 | 27,182 | 28,426 | |||||||
| China | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,547,059 | ... | ... | |
| Denmark | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,523 | 3,743 | 3,774 | 3,673 | 3,890 | ||
| Finland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,249 | 3,046 | 2,969 | 3,000 | 2,960 | ||||||||
| Germany | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 68,438 | 66,982 | 65,616 | 64,590 | 62,424 | |||||
| Iceland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 136 | 159 | 140 | 139 | 145 | ... | ... | |||||
| Indonesia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 144,379 | 146,898 | ||
| Japan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70,001 | 67,615 | 64,510 | 61,710 | 57,890 | ... | ||||||
| Netherlands | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12,794 | 12,841 | 12,631 | 12,216 | 11,575 | ||||||
| New Zealand | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,679 | 7,927 | 7,876 | 7,918 | 7,746 | ||||||
| Norway | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,043 | 3,270 | 3,556 | 3,720 | 3,628 | |||||||
| Papua New Guinea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 745,717 | 689,441 | 640,265 | 618,175 | ||
| Sweden | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6,437 | 6,272 | 5,922 | 5,383 | ||
| USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,081,800 | 2,071,800 | 2,048,200 | 2,033,200 | 2,017,700 |
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