Number of prisoners reached 9,121 persons in 2015 in New Zealand, according to the United Nations. This is 5.55% more than in the previous year.
Historically, number of prisoners in New Zealand reached an all time high of 9,121 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 3,117 persons in 1987.
New Zealand has been ranked 57th within the group of 105 countries we follow in terms of number of prisoners.
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