Number of prisoners rose 0% to 76,000 persons in Morocco in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, number of prisoners in Morocco reached an all time high of 76,000 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 50,933 persons in 2005.
Morocco has been ranked 13th within the group of 105 countries we follow in terms of number of prisoners, 14 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 |
| Algeria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 52,000 | 49,000 | 50,000 | 50,100 | 60,220 | ||||||||
| France | persons | 60,978 | 60,544 | 64,787 | 66,572 | 67,075 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | persons | 65,598 | 69,263 | 68,325 | 67,102 | 63,848 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13,242 | ... | 3,186 | 5,328 | ... | |||
| Mali | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6,700 | ... | 5,817 | ... | 4,963 | ... | ||
| Malta | persons | 494 | 584 | 584 | 585 | 615 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,700 | ... | 1,602 | ... | ... | |||
| Morocco | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 57,563 | 64,877 | ... | 70,675 | 72,000 | ... | |||||||
| Portugal | persons | 11,287 | 11,839 | 12,955 | 13,875 | 14,535 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32,608 | 29,609 | ... | 8,428 | ... | ... | |||||
| Spain | persons | 76,079 | 73,929 | 70,472 | 68,597 | 66,765 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26,319 | ... | 21,000 | ... | 25,000 | ... | ... |
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