Number of prisoners fell 6.04% to 28,334 persons in Romania in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, number of prisoners in Romania reached an all time high of 52,149 persons in 1998 and an all time low of 16,625 persons in 1988.
Romania has been ranked 31st within the group of 105 countries we follow in terms of number of prisoners, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Prisoners | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Austria | persons | 8,708 | 8,813 | 8,954 | 8,805 | 8,862 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | persons | 9,006 | 9,379 | 9,885 | 9,493 | 8,834 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | persons | 21,853 | 21,900 | 23,170 | 22,644 | 16,645 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | persons | 11,364 | 12,349 | 12,479 | 12,475 | 12,693 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | persons | 15,432 | 16,328 | 17,210 | 17,179 | 17,841 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Moldova | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6,535 | 6,324 | 6,480 | 6,583 | 6,853 | ... | ||||||
| Poland | persons | 85,749 | 82,372 | 82,832 | 85,459 | 80,165 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | persons | 26,716 | 28,244 | 30,694 | 31,817 | 33,434 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | persons | 863,899 | 818,037 | 755,648 | 701,909 | 677,287 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Serbia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,975 | 11,211 | 11,070 | 10,226 | 10,031 | |||||||||
| Slovakia | persons | 9,316 | 10,031 | 10,525 | 10,850 | 9,753 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | persons | 115,920 | 120,194 | 128,253 | 136,638 | 144,098 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 147,716 | 154,027 | 154,029 | ... | 147,112 | ... | ... |
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