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Number of Prisoners rose 0.608% to 34,404 persons in Tanzania in 2015

Number of Prisoners (persons), 2015
Law & Crime | Tanzania | December 30, 2018
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Number of prisoners rose 0.608% to 34,404 persons in Tanzania in 2015, according to the United Nations.

Historically, number of prisoners in Tanzania reached an all time high of 46,416 persons in 2005 and an all time low of 33,338 persons in 2012.

Tanzania has been ranked 29th within the group of 105 countries we follow in terms of number of prisoners, 1 place 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
Angola persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16,183 ... 19,898 ... 21,634
Dem. Republic of the Congo persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 22,000 ... ... ... ...
Ethiopia persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 104,467 ... ... ... ... ...
Kenya persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 48,122 48,153 51,068 44,522 53,430
Malawi persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 11,672 ... 12,236 ... ...
Mozambique persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 35,235 15,249 16,304 ... 15,663
Rwanda persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 55,000 ... 55,618 ... ...
Somalia persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
South Africa persons ... 163,312 159,265 158,165 156,370 ...
South Sudan persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Tanzania persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 40,111 39,000 38,353 33,338 36,552
Uganda persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 31,173 31,230 32,021 35,212 39,568 ...
Zambia persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 15,544 16,666 ... 17,000 17,021
Zimbabwe persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 13,361 ... 16,900 16,902

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