Number of prisoners rose 11.7% to 177,262 persons in Turkey in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, number of prisoners in Turkey reached an all time high of 177,262 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 24,166 persons in 1991.
Turkey has been ranked 6th within the group of 105 countries we follow in terms of number of prisoners, 17 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 |
| Albania | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,667 | 4,657 | 4,659 | 4,618 | 4,998 | ||||||||
| Bulgaria | persons | 9,006 | 9,379 | 9,885 | 9,493 | 8,834 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | persons | 11,364 | 12,349 | 12,479 | 12,475 | 12,693 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 168,516 | ... | 250,000 | ... | 226,220 | ... | ||||
| Iraq | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20,104 | 24,965 | 26,369 | 31,187 | 30,499 | ... | ... | |
| Kuwait | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,045 | 4,179 | 4,100 | ... | 2,900 | ||||
| Macedonia | persons | ... | ... | 2,516 | 2,515 | 2,543 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 81,409 | 75,586 | 78,100 | 74,944 | 77,000 | |||||||
| Romania | persons | 26,716 | 28,244 | 30,694 | 31,817 | 33,434 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 44,600 | ... | 49,000 | ... | 47,000 | ... | ... |
| Serbia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,975 | 11,211 | 11,070 | 10,226 | 10,031 | |||||||||
| Syria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Turkey | persons | 115,920 | 120,194 | 128,253 | 136,638 | 144,098 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26,500 | ... | ... | 30,568 | ... | ... |
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