Number of prisoners reached 40,221 persons in 2014 in Canada, according to the United Nations. This is 7.14% more than in the previous year.
Historically, number of prisoners in Canada reached an all time high of 40,718 persons in 2012 and an all time low of 33,849 persons in 2004.
Canada has been ranked 36th within the group of 137 countries we follow in terms of number of prisoners.
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