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Number of Prisoners rose 6.93% to 36,134 persons in Australia in 2015

Number of Prisoners (persons), 2015
Law & Crime | Australia | December 30, 2018
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Number of prisoners rose 6.93% to 36,134 persons in Australia in 2015, according to the United Nations.

Historically, number of prisoners in Australia reached an all time high of 36,134 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 12,113 persons in 1987.

Australia has been ranked 28th within the group of 105 countries we follow in terms of number of prisoners, 12 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
Australia persons 29,317 29,700 29,106 29,381 30,775
Cambodia persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 14,043 ... 15,397 ... ...
Indonesia persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 117,863 ... 156,446 160,061
Malaysia persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 38,387 ... 36,608 39,144 ...
New Zealand persons 8,244 8,546 8,435 8,467 8,223
Papua New Guinea persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4,268 ... 3,467 ...
Philippines persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 95,390 100,590 106,623 110,747
Singapore persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 13,428 13,604 13,164 12,975 13,334
Thailand persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 213,094 210,855 224,492 234,895 279,854
Vietnam persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 107,668 ... 113,018 130,180 ...