Male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 5.71% to 8,476 persons in New Zealand in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in New Zealand reached an all time high of 8,476 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 6,869 persons in 2005.
New Zealand has been ranked 38th within the group of 66 countries we follow in terms of male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 1 place 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 | |||||||
Cambodia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
China | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,547,059 | ... | ... | |
Indonesia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 144,379 | 146,898 | ||
Malaysia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
New Zealand | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,679 | 7,927 | 7,876 | 7,918 | 7,746 | ||||||
Papua New Guinea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Philippines | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51,874 | 53,204 | 57,911 | 62,649 | 65,066 | ||||
Singapore | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11,423 | 11,588 | 11,268 | 11,191 | 11,552 | |||||
Taiwan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Thailand | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 182,941 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Vietnam | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |