Based on a comparison of 91 countries in 2015, USA ranked the highest in male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions with 1,969,700 persons followed by China and Russia. On the other end of the scale was Monaco with 21.0 persons, Liechtenstein with 49.0 persons and Iceland with 145 persons.
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| Country | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Albania | persons | ... | 4,466 | 4,461 | 4,454 | 4,439 | 4,802 | |||||||
| Algeria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 47,475 | 48,633 | 48,621 | 58,712 | ||
| Argentina | persons | ... | ... | 52,125 | 56,198 | 57,195 | 58,338 | 61,270 | ||||||
| Armenia | persons | ... | 3,762 | 4,214 | 4,904 | 4,535 | 3,705 | |||||||
| Australia | persons | ... | 27,192 | 27,472 | 27,078 | 27,182 | 28,426 | |||||||
| Austria | persons | ... | ... | 7,453 | 7,599 | 7,734 | 8,113 | 8,221 | ... | |||||
| Azerbaijan | persons | ... | 17,582 | 18,792 | 17,184 | 17,406 | 20,040 | ... | ||||||
| Bahamas | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,353 | ... | ... | ... |
| Belarus | persons | 37,016 | 36,465 | 33,865 | 26,827 | 26,409 | ... | |||||||
| Belgium | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Belize | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,476 | 2,103 | 2,012 | 2,230 | 2,264 | ... | |
| Bhutan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,006 | 1,000 | ... | ... |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,161 | 2,193 | ... | 2,465 | ||
| Botswana | persons | ... | 2,714 | 5,927 | 4,340 | ... | 3,485 | ... | ||||||
| Brazil | persons | ... | ... | ... | 442,225 | 461,444 | 480,524 | 514,563 | 547,383 | |||||
| Bulgaria | persons | ... | 8,708 | 9,015 | 9,507 | 9,111 | 8,493 | |||||||
| Burkina Faso | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,862 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Burundi | persons | ... | ... | ... | 10,172 | 9,148 | 9,608 | 5,947 | 7,202 | ... | ||||
| Cameroon | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22,038 | 22,691 | 21,403 | 23,957 | 24,345 | ... | |||
| Canada | persons | 37,316 | 38,202 | 39,087 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Chile | persons | 53,406 | 55,077 | 54,089 | 51,476 | 47,196 | ||||||||
| China | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,547,059 | ... | ... | |
| Colombia | persons | 71,204 | 78,760 | 92,968 | 105,387 | 111,046 | ... | |||||||
| Costa Rica | persons | ... | ... | 8,873 | 9,893 | 11,396 | 13,792 | 12,725 | ||||||
| Croatia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,898 | 4,784 | 4,471 | 4,081 | ||
| Cyprus | persons | 519 | 577 | 571 | 609 | 491 | ||||||||
| Czech Republic | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20,410 | 21,485 | 20,994 | 15,578 | ||
| Denmark | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,523 | 3,743 | 3,774 | 3,673 | 3,890 | ||
| Dominican Republic | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21,384 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ecuador | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,649 | 13,479 | 15,356 | 19,081 | 22,757 | ... | |||
| El Salvador | persons | ... | ... | 20,164 | 22,269 | 22,932 | 24,386 | 24,352 | ||||||
| Estonia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,371 | 3,157 | 3,190 | 3,088 | 2,936 | ... | |||
| Finland | persons | 3,249 | 3,046 | 2,969 | 3,000 | 2,960 | ||||||||
| France | persons | ... | ... | ... | 58,288 | 57,929 | 61,908 | 63,668 | 64,213 | |||||
| Georgia | persons | ... | ... | ... | 20,021 | 22,307 | 22,724 | 18,301 | 8,768 | ... | ||||
| Germany | persons | ... | ... | ... | 68,438 | 66,982 | 65,616 | 64,590 | 62,424 | |||||
| Greece | persons | ... | ... | 10,300 | 11,204 | 11,330 | 11,318 | 11,593 | ||||||
| Guatemala | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13,764 | ... | ... | ... |
| Guyana | persons | ... | 2,065 | 2,045 | 1,932 | 1,880 | 1,928 | ... | ||||||
| Honduras | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11,357 | 11,613 | 11,657 | 12,653 | ||
| Hong Kong | persons | ... | 7,086 | 7,127 | 6,689 | 6,745 | 6,463 | ... | ... | |||||
| Hungary | persons | ... | 13,931 | 14,758 | 15,470 | 15,440 | 16,027 | ... | ||||||
| Iceland | persons | ... | 136 | 159 | 140 | 139 | 145 | ... | ... | |||||
| India | persons | ... | ... | 353,961 | 356,902 | 368,184 | 393,804 | ... | ... | |||||
| Indonesia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 144,379 | 146,898 | ||
| Ireland | persons | ... | ... | 3,690 | 4,122 | 4,054 | 4,118 | 3,588 | ||||||
| Israel | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17,223 | 16,034 | 16,542 | 16,646 | ... | |
| Italy | persons | ... | 62,040 | 65,031 | 64,089 | 62,897 | 59,842 | |||||||
| Jamaica | persons | ... | ... | 4,113 | ... | 3,837 | 3,831 | 3,673 | ||||||
| Japan | persons | ... | 70,001 | 67,615 | 64,510 | 61,710 | 57,890 | ... | ||||||
| Jordan | persons | ... | ... | ... | 7,012 | 8,307 | ... | 57,352 | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Kazakhstan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46,886 | 51,770 | 45,995 | 42,223 | 38,987 | |||
| Kenya | persons | 26,630 | 29,457 | 29,691 | 23,980 | 29,712 | ||||||||
| Kosovo | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,395 | 1,689 | 1,719 | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | persons | ... | ... | 6,504 | 6,276 | ... | 5,646 | ... | ... | |||||
| Latvia | persons | ... | 6,504 | 6,271 | 6,077 | 5,646 | 4,743 | |||||||
| Lebanon | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,630 | 5,737 | 4,810 | 4,717 | 5,076 | ... | |||
| Lesotho | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,415 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Liechtenstein | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 149 | 70.0 | 68.0 | 57.0 | 65.0 | ... | ||
| Lithuania | persons | ... | 8,100 | 8,567 | 9,373 | 9,182 | 8,744 | |||||||
| Luxembourg | persons | ... | ... | ... | 659 | 651 | 594 | 634 | 621 | |||||
| Macao | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 797 | 783 | 868 | 924 | 955 | |||
| Macedonia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,160 | 2,160 | 2,162 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Madagascar | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17,223 | 17,275 | 17,769 | 18,483 | ||
| Malta | persons | 437 | 516 | 521 | 506 | 558 | ||||||||
| Mauritius | persons | ... | 2,187 | 2,264 | 2,485 | 2,533 | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Mexico | persons | ... | 213,650 | 209,188 | 220,324 | 214,449 | 233,973 | |||||||
| Moldova | persons | ... | 6,043 | 5,840 | 5,979 | 6,083 | 6,349 | ... | ||||||
| Monaco | persons | ... | 20.0 | 9.00 | 22.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | ... | ... | |||||
| Mongolia | persons | ... | 6,057 | 6,891 | 7,439 | 7,574 | 7,662 | |||||||
| Montenegro | persons | 1,451 | 1,391 | 1,282 | 1,269 | 1,043 | ||||||||
| Morocco | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 55,114 | 62,086 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mozambique | persons | ... | 29,482 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Netherlands | persons | ... | ... | 12,794 | 12,841 | 12,631 | 12,216 | 11,575 | ||||||
| New Zealand | persons | ... | ... | 7,679 | 7,927 | 7,876 | 7,918 | 7,746 | ||||||
| Nicaragua | persons | ... | ... | 5,419 | 6,443 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Nigeria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 41,280 | 45,333 | 46,944 | 50,000 | 53,230 | ... | ... | |
| Norway | persons | ... | 3,043 | 3,270 | 3,556 | 3,720 | 3,628 | |||||||
| Palestine | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,472 | 12,251 | 12,391 | 12,770 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Panama | persons | ... | 9,585 | 11,662 | 12,301 | 13,472 | 13,454 | |||||||
| Paraguay | persons | ... | ... | ... | 6,318 | 5,869 | 6,714 | 7,374 | 8,581 | |||||
| Peru | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 57,511 | 63,360 | ||
| Philippines | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51,874 | 53,204 | 57,911 | 62,649 | 65,066 | ||||
| Poland | persons | ... | 77,745 | 75,007 | 76,011 | 78,668 | 74,005 | |||||||
| Portugal | persons | ... | 10,486 | 10,986 | 11,970 | 12,856 | 13,143 | |||||||
| Puerto Rico | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,927 | 10,566 | 11,094 | 11,812 | 11,842 | |||
| Romania | persons | ... | 25,052 | 26,538 | 28,889 | 29,968 | 31,383 | |||||||
| Russia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 745,717 | 689,441 | 640,265 | 618,175 | ||
| Saudi Arabia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Senegal | persons | ... | ... | ... | 7,125 | 6,747 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Serbia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,297 | 10,535 | 10,371 | 9,754 | 9,389 | ||||
| Singapore | persons | ... | ... | ... | 11,423 | 11,588 | 11,268 | 11,191 | 11,552 | |||||
| Slovakia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8,671 | 9,340 | 9,775 | 10,067 | 9,071 | ||
| Slovenia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,297 | 1,291 | 1,207 | 1,306 | 1,285 | |||
| South Korea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46,249 | 42,908 | 42,189 | 43,563 | 45,404 | ... | |
| Spain | persons | 70,003 | 65,951 | 63,108 | 60,827 | 59,513 | ||||||||
| Sweden | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6,437 | 6,272 | 5,922 | 5,383 | ||
| Switzerland | persons | ... | ... | ... | 5,206 | 5,405 | 5,298 | 5,743 | 6,275 | |||||
| Thailand | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | 182,941 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Togo | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,059 | ... | ... | ... |
| Trinidad and Tobago | persons | ... | 2,680 | 2,804 | 3,951 | 3,413 | 3,337 | |||||||
| Turkey | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | 109,648 | 114,551 | 121,731 | 129,181 | 138,344 | ||||
| Uganda | persons | ... | ... | 30,005 | 29,934 | 30,749 | 33,861 | 37,934 | ... | |||||
| Ukraine | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 106,499 | 108,206 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| United Arab Emirates | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8,570 | 8,795 | ... | |
| United Kingdom | persons | ... | 83,554 | 86,155 | 87,300 | 88,092 | 85,865 | |||||||
| USA | persons | ... | 2,081,800 | 2,071,800 | 2,048,200 | 2,033,200 | 2,017,700 | |||||||
| Yemen | persons | ... | 6,346 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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