Based on a comparison of 36 countries in 2015, Turkey ranked the highest in Prisoners by Age and Sex - Adult - Males with 150,999 followed by Poland and France. On the other end of the scale was Liechtenstein with 50.0, Iceland with 145 and Cyprus with 492.
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Country | Unit | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Albania | 4,466 | 4,461 | 4,454 | 4,439 | 4,802 | ||||
Austria | ... | 7,453 | 7,866 | 8,060 | 8,113 | 8,221 | |||
Belgium | 9,671 | 10,023 | 10,499 | 10,638 | 11,271 | ... | |||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | ... | ... | 2,161 | 2,193 | ... | 2,465 | |||
Bulgaria | 8,708 | 9,015 | 9,507 | 9,111 | 8,493 | ||||
Croatia | ... | ... | 4,898 | 4,784 | 4,471 | 4,081 | |||
Cyprus | 519 | 577 | 571 | 609 | 491 | ||||
Czech Republic | ... | ... | 20,410 | 21,485 | 20,994 | 15,578 | |||
Denmark | ... | 3,523 | 3,743 | 3,774 | 3,673 | 3,890 | |||
Estonia | 3,371 | 3,157 | 3,190 | 3,088 | 2,936 | ... | |||
Finland | 3,249 | 3,046 | 2,969 | 3,000 | 2,960 | ||||
France | ... | 58,288 | 57,929 | 61,908 | 63,668 | 64,213 | |||
Germany | 68,438 | 66,982 | 65,616 | 64,590 | 62,424 | ||||
Hungary | 13,931 | 14,758 | 15,470 | 15,440 | 16,027 | ||||
Iceland | 136 | 159 | 140 | 139 | 145 | ... | ... | ||
Ireland | 3,690 | 3,560 | 3,575 | 3,569 | 3,345 | ||||
Italy | 62,040 | 65,031 | 64,089 | 62,897 | 59,842 | ||||
Kosovo | ... | ... | ... | 1,352 | 1,634 | 1,678 | |||
Latvia | 6,504 | 6,271 | 6,077 | 5,646 | 4,743 | ||||
Liechtenstein | 149 | 70.0 | 68.0 | 57.0 | 65.0 | ||||
Lithuania | 8,100 | 8,567 | 9,373 | 9,182 | 8,744 | ||||
Luxembourg | 659 | 651 | 594 | 634 | 621 | ||||
Macedonia | ... | 2,160 | 2,160 | 2,162 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Malta | 437 | 516 | 521 | 506 | 558 | ||||
Montenegro | ... | 1,451 | 1,391 | 1,282 | 1,269 | 1,043 | |||
Netherlands | 12,794 | 12,841 | 12,631 | 12,216 | 11,575 | ||||
Norway | 3,043 | 3,270 | 3,556 | 3,720 | 3,628 | ... | ... | ||
Poland | 77,745 | 75,007 | 76,011 | 78,668 | 74,005 | ||||
Portugal | ... | 10,486 | 10,986 | 11,970 | 12,856 | 13,143 | |||
Romania | 25,052 | 26,538 | 28,889 | 29,968 | 31,383 | ||||
Serbia | 10,297 | 10,535 | 10,371 | 9,754 | 9,389 | ||||
Slovakia | ... | 8,671 | 9,340 | 9,775 | 10,067 | 9,071 | |||
Slovenia | 1,297 | 1,291 | 1,207 | 1,306 | 1,285 | ||||
Spain | 70,003 | 65,951 | 63,108 | 60,827 | 59,513 | ||||
Sweden | ... | ... | 6,437 | 6,272 | 5,922 | 5,383 | |||
Switzerland | 5,206 | 5,405 | 5,298 | 5,743 | 6,275 | ||||
Turkey | ... | 109,648 | 114,551 | 121,731 | 129,181 | 138,344 | ... |