Number of prisoners rose 5.13% to 5,981 persons in Albania in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, number of prisoners in Albania reached an all time high of 5,981 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 2,321 persons in 2004. When compared to Albania's main peers, number of prisoners in Greece amounted to 9,716 persons, 1,478 persons in Kosovo, 3,427 persons in Macedonia and 1,131 persons in Montenegro in 2015.
Albania has been ranked 68th within the group of 105 countries we follow in terms of number of prisoners, 44 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 | ||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,743 | 2,757 | 2,928 | 2,898 | |||||
| Bulgaria | persons | 9,006 | 9,379 | 9,885 | 9,493 | 8,834 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,891 | 5,165 | 5,084 | 4,741 | 4,352 | |||||||||||
| Greece | persons | 11,364 | 12,349 | 12,479 | 12,475 | 12,693 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kosovo | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,325 | 1,333 | 1,441 | 1,737 | 1,776 | ||||||
| Macedonia | persons | ... | ... | 2,516 | 2,515 | 2,543 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Montenegro | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,499 | 1,457 | 1,328 | 1,331 | 1,064 | |||||||||||
| Serbia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,975 | 11,211 | 11,070 | 10,226 | 10,031 | |||||||||
| Turkey | persons | 115,920 | 120,194 | 128,253 | 136,638 | 144,098 |
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