Based on a comparison of 36 countries in 2015, Turkey ranked the highest in Prisoners by Age and Sex - Adult - Total with 156,728 followed by Poland and France. On the other end of the scale was Liechtenstein with 53.0, Iceland with 150 and Cyprus with 523.
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Country | Unit | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Albania | 4,579 | 4,557 | 4,538 | 4,521 | 4,891 | ||||
Austria | 7,913 | 8,382 | 8,624 | 8,681 | 8,759 | ||||
Belgium | 10,060 | 10,434 | 10,936 | 11,078 | 11,727 | ... | |||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | ... | ... | 2,221 | 2,231 | ... | 2,521 | |||
Bulgaria | 8,948 | 9,306 | 9,796 | 9,418 | 8,756 | ||||
Croatia | 4,827 | 5,126 | 5,029 | 4,673 | 4,269 | ||||
Cyprus | 550 | 622 | 606 | 652 | 516 | ||||
Czech Republic | 21,688 | 21,692 | 22,965 | 22,472 | 16,532 | ||||
Denmark | 3,701 | 3,926 | 3,938 | 3,822 | 4,079 | ||||
Estonia | 3,520 | 3,350 | 3,371 | 3,250 | 3,090 | ||||
Finland | 3,487 | 3,291 | 3,197 | 3,219 | 3,213 | ||||
France | 60,309 | 59,856 | 64,075 | 65,848 | 66,344 | ||||
Germany | 72,295 | 70,827 | 69,543 | 68,533 | 66,221 | ||||
Hungary | 14,920 | 15,767 | 16,686 | 16,665 | 17,363 | ||||
Iceland | 146 | 167 | 148 | 152 | 150 | ... | ... | ||
Ireland | 3,813 | 3,698 | 3,697 | 3,691 | 3,466 | ||||
Italy | 64,791 | 67,961 | 66,897 | 65,701 | 62,536 | ||||
Kosovo | ... | ... | ... | 1,398 | 1,682 | 1,735 | |||
Latvia | 6,906 | 6,692 | 6,493 | 6,062 | 5,090 | ||||
Liechtenstein | 149 | 75.0 | 71.0 | 60.0 | 68.0 | ||||
Lithuania | 8,467 | 8,981 | 9,790 | 9,617 | 9,172 | ||||
Luxembourg | 697 | 674 | 630 | 665 | 652 | ||||
Macedonia | ... | 2,215 | 2,157 | 2,212 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Malta | 465 | 550 | 556 | 553 | 602 | ||||
Montenegro | 1,490 | 1,450 | 1,319 | 1,322 | 1,062 | ||||
Netherlands | 13,690 | 13,713 | 13,420 | 12,928 | 12,248 | ||||
Norway | 3,254 | 3,491 | 3,808 | 3,968 | 3,828 | ... | ... | ||
Poland | 80,179 | 77,522 | 78,467 | 81,306 | 76,596 | ||||
Portugal | 10,766 | 11,192 | 12,321 | 13,262 | 13,982 | ||||
Romania | 26,246 | 27,785 | 30,244 | 31,373 | 32,922 | ||||
Serbia | 10,699 | 10,962 | 10,794 | 9,994 | 9,791 | ||||
Slovakia | 9,159 | 9,891 | 10,393 | 10,713 | 9,654 | ||||
Slovenia | 1,361 | 1,344 | 1,264 | 1,376 | 1,349 | ||||
Spain | ... | ... | 71,603 | 68,265 | 65,895 | 64,438 | |||
Sweden | 7,280 | 6,831 | 6,662 | 6,284 | 5,713 | ||||
Switzerland | 5,551 | 5,724 | 5,599 | 6,049 | 6,622 | ||||
Turkey | ... | 113,661 | 118,701 | 126,270 | 134,019 | 143,500 | ... |