Male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 6.59% to 33,256 persons in Australia in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Australia reached an all time high of 33,256 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 22,499 persons in 2004.
Australia has been ranked 20th within the group of 66 countries we follow in terms of male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 4 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 | |||||||
| Cambodia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 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 | |||||
| Thailand | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 182,941 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Vietnam | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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