Number of prisoners rose 5.12% to 6,320 persons in Lebanon in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, number of prisoners in Lebanon reached an all time high of 6,921 persons in 2005 and an all time low of 4,686 persons in 2008.
Lebanon has been ranked 67th within the group of 105 countries we follow in terms of number of prisoners, 21 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 |
| Cyprus | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 578 | 636 | 622 | 678 | 553 | ||||||||
| Egypt | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 66,000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Greece | persons | 11,364 | 12,349 | 12,479 | 12,475 | 12,693 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20,104 | 24,965 | 26,369 | 31,187 | 30,499 | ... | ... | |
| Israel | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20,191 | 18,967 | 20,291 | 18,610 | ... | |||||||
| Jordan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,206 | 8,434 | 6,262 | 7,714 | 8,000 | ||||||
| Lebanon | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,901 | 5,060 | 5,169 | 5,060 | 5,393 | ||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 44,600 | ... | 49,000 | ... | 47,000 | ... | ... |
| Syria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Turkey | persons | 115,920 | 120,194 | 128,253 | 136,638 | 144,098 |
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