Based on a comparison of 35 countries in 2015, Turkey ranked the highest in Prisoners by citizenship - Reporting country with 155,781 followed by Poland and France. On the other end of the scale was Malta with 6.00, Liechtenstein with 11.0 and Iceland with 130.
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Country | Unit | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Albania | 4,629 | 4,603 | 4,590 | 4,550 | 4,914 | ||||
Austria | ... | ... | 4,636 | 4,715 | 4,625 | 4,489 | |||
Belgium | 5,840 | 6,089 | 6,177 | 6,264 | 6,531 | ... | |||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | ... | ... | 2,228 | 2,690 | ... | 2,844 | |||
Bulgaria | 8,841 | 9,233 | 9,710 | 9,313 | 8,581 | ||||
Croatia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Cyprus | 257 | 262 | 266 | 274 | 247 | ||||
Czech Republic | 21,274 | 20,300 | 21,440 | 20,929 | 15,122 | ||||
Denmark | 2,910 | 3,091 | 3,109 | 2,850 | 2,993 | ||||
Estonia | ... | 2,156 | 2,044 | 2,098 | 2,038 | 1,931 | ... | ... | |
Finland | 3,233 | 2,990 | 2,832 | 2,828 | 2,837 | ||||
France | 49,426 | 48,947 | 52,238 | 53,529 | 53,232 | ||||
Hungary | 14,855 | 15,724 | 16,625 | 16,558 | 17,188 | ||||
Iceland | 117 | 140 | 122 | 116 | 130 | ... | ... | ||
Ireland | 3,368 | 3,324 | 3,311 | 3,312 | 2,833 | ||||
Italy | 41,500 | 43,918 | 43,676 | 43,146 | 41,504 | ||||
Kosovo | ... | ... | ... | 1,380 | 1,642 | 1,651 | |||
Latvia | 6,970 | 4,656 | 4,443 | 4,120 | 5,068 | ||||
Liechtenstein | 14.0 | 15.0 | 19.0 | 11.0 | 17.0 | ||||
Lithuania | 8,537 | 9,039 | 9,792 | 9,616 | 9,112 | ||||
Luxembourg | 218 | 218 | 189 | 200 | 202 | ||||
Macedonia | ... | 2,160 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Malta | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Montenegro | 1,410 | 1,342 | 1,246 | 1,129 | 830 | ||||
Netherlands | 11,510 | 11,515 | 11,262 | 10,934 | 10,312 | ||||
Norway | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,786 | 2,624 | ... | ... | |
Poland | 85,154 | 81,800 | 82,276 | 84,892 | 79,644 | ||||
Portugal | 8,836 | 9,223 | 10,133 | 11,012 | 11,637 | ||||
Romania | 26,514 | 28,037 | 30,486 | 31,643 | 33,239 | ||||
Serbia | 10,783 | 10,894 | 10,881 | 10,017 | 9,679 | ||||
Slovakia | ... | 9,148 | 9,834 | 10,331 | 10,644 | 9,565 | |||
Slovenia | ... | ... | ... | 1,140 | 1,215 | 1,215 | |||
Spain | 48,917 | 47,614 | 45,970 | 45,704 | 45,649 | ||||
Sweden | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,312 | 3,870 | |||
Switzerland | 1,774 | 1,735 | 1,715 | 1,712 | 1,795 | ||||
Turkey | ... | 114,062 | 118,086 | 126,008 | 132,437 | 142,348 | ... |