Number of prisoners rose 120% to 7,447 persons in Trinidad and Tobago in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, number of prisoners in Trinidad and Tobago reached an all time high of 7,447 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 3,379 persons in 2014.
Trinidad and Tobago has been ranked 62nd within the group of 105 countries we follow in terms of number of prisoners, 38 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 |
| Brazil | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 491,482 | 513,954 | 534,605 | 570,318 | 606,208 | ||||||||
| Colombia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 75,992 | 84,444 | 100,451 | 113,884 | 120,032 | ... | |||||||
| Dominican Republic | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20,743 | 21,875 | 24,044 | 24,744 | ... | ||||||
| Guyana | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,179 | 2,160 | 2,035 | 2,032 | 1,998 | ... | ||||||
| Haiti | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,331 | ... | 8,722 | 9,936 | ||||||||
| Jamaica | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,163 | ... | 4,457 | 4,364 | 4,112 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11,258 | 10,894 | 11,470 | 12,244 | 12,246 | ||||||
| Suriname | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 915 | ... | 1,010 | ... | 1,050 | ... | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,719 | 3,691 | 4,287 | 3,710 | 3,615 | |||||||
| USA | persons | 2,297,700 | 2,279,100 | 2,252,500 | 2,231,400 | 2,231,400 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40,825 | ... | 45,224 | ... |
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