Based on a comparison of 53 countries in 2012, United Kingdom ranked the highest in persons convicted with 1,263,913 followed by Turkey and Algeria. On the other end of the scale was Montenegro with 1,444, Ireland with 3,182 and Armenia with 3,727.
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| Countries | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Albania | 6,881 | 5,889 | 8,009 | 7,670 | 8,510 | ||||||
| Algeria | ... | ... | ... | 581,055 | 1,082,061 | 1,041,813 | 1,120,074 | 1,051,966 | |||
| Argentina | ... | ... | 32,654 | 29,804 | 30,151 | 30,055 | 31,427 | ... | |||
| Armenia | 3,238 | 2,909 | 3,145 | 3,591 | 4,402 | ||||||
| Australia | ... | 284,587 | 325,261 | 331,260 | 332,995 | 328,890 | |||||
| Austria | 43,414 | 43,158 | 38,226 | 37,868 | 38,394 | ||||||
| Azerbaijan | ... | 14,206 | 14,187 | 13,995 | 14,496 | 14,312 | |||||
| Belarus | 78,238 | 70,996 | 68,531 | 62,064 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | ... | ... | ... | 18,911 | 18,657 | 16,951 | 17,707 | 17,294 | |||
| Bulgaria | 30,595 | 31,035 | 36,137 | 40,872 | 39,070 | ||||||
| Canada | 282,430 | 290,655 | 298,804 | 299,264 | 291,555 | ... | |||||
| Chile | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22,794 | 28,686 | 29,210 | 28,521 | |||
| China | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,006,420 | |||
| Colombia | ... | ... | 79,667 | 79,905 | 75,323 | 76,542 | |||||
| Croatia | 25,190 | 25,410 | 25,126 | 26,355 | 25,355 | ||||||
| Czech Republic | ... | 69,445 | 75,728 | 75,882 | 73,787 | 70,651 | |||||
| Denmark | 77,546 | 63,670 | 65,634 | 72,000 | 77,914 | ||||||
| Egypt | ... | ... | 5,585,058 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Estonia | ... | ... | 12,706 | 11,574 | 7,881 | 9,131 | |||||
| Finland | 219,395 | 241,647 | 237,782 | 206,430 | 206,070 | ... | |||||
| France | 679,432 | 701,346 | 703,695 | 703,853 | 682,489 | ||||||
| Georgia | 16,911 | 21,170 | 20,804 | 18,354 | 19,940 | ... | ... | ||||
| Germany | 751,387 | 897,631 | 874,691 | 844,520 | 813,266 | ... | |||||
| Hungary | 97,444 | 87,502 | 84,457 | 86,901 | 89,343 | ||||||
| Iceland | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| India | ... | 706,080 | 691,469 | 715,478 | 711,491 | 777,572 | ... | ... | |||
| Ireland | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,146 | 3,308 | ... | ||
| Israel | 39,661 | 35,472 | 32,764 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Italy | 204,881 | 240,442 | 260,307 | 257,756 | 229,813 | ... | |||||
| Japan | 86,382 | 79,920 | 76,459 | 74,733 | 70,971 | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | ... | 32,582 | 35,497 | 36,351 | 39,391 | 31,968 | ... | ||||
| Kenya | ... | ... | ... | ... | 408,097 | 347,169 | 413,092 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 13,480 | 12,663 | 10,666 | 9,797 | 8,524 | ||||||
| Latvia | 10,182 | 10,413 | 10,979 | 10,702 | 9,626 | ||||||
| Lithuania | 13,013 | 12,504 | 12,788 | 13,050 | 13,992 | ||||||
| Macedonia | 10,124 | 10,315 | 10,218 | 10,549 | 9,716 | ||||||
| Malaysia | ... | ... | 83,880 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Malta | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Mexico | 143,927 | 145,446 | 144,047 | 141,783 | 142,364 | ||||||
| Moldova | 12,434 | 9,764 | 7,367 | 7,721 | 7,815 | ... | |||||
| Mongolia | 7,792 | 8,463 | 8,495 | 7,513 | 7,292 | ... | |||||
| Montenegro | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 673 | |||
| Netherlands | 122,871 | 116,405 | 115,051 | 114,783 | 97,794 | ||||||
| New Zealand | 81,712 | 88,955 | 95,513 | 100,138 | 95,725 | ||||||
| Norway | 14,182 | 13,598 | 12,961 | 12,196 | 14,104 | ... | |||||
| Philippines | ... | ... | 5,272 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Poland | 490,356 | 454,167 | 447,686 | 440,225 | 455,649 | ||||||
| Portugal | 69,817 | 83,687 | 87,998 | 78,276 | 77,834 | ... | |||||
| Romania | ... | ... | 56,705 | 46,127 | 36,795 | 34,226 | 41,891 | ||||
| Russia | ... | 909,921 | 929,025 | 925,166 | 892,361 | 845,071 | ... | ||||
| Serbia | ... | ... | 42,988 | 40,690 | 44,367 | 42,782 | 23,321 | ||||
| Slovakia | 25,764 | 27,067 | 28,681 | 30,953 | 31,179 | ||||||
| Slovenia | 8,630 | 9,144 | 9,228 | 8,453 | 8,423 | ||||||
| South Korea | 186,530 | 206,167 | 228,271 | 238,118 | 215,452 | ... | |||||
| Spain | ... | ... | ... | ... | 201,139 | 248,069 | 264,166 | 255,773 | ... | ||
| Sweden | 119,686 | 125,156 | 134,488 | 141,577 | 138,136 | ||||||
| Switzerland | 46,041 | 41,860 | 44,903 | 47,542 | 49,356 | ... | |||||
| Tajikistan | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 188 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Thailand | ... | ... | 639,756 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Turkey | 941,532 | 1,065,953 | 845,716 | 1,288,334 | 1,213,217 | ... | |||||
| Turkmenistan | 8,911 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Ukraine | 160,865 | 152,772 | 146,858 | 146,383 | 168,774 | ... | ... | ||||
| United Kingdom | 1,517,865 | 1,512,153 | 1,454,558 | 1,494,829 | 1,454,096 | ||||||
| USA | ... | ... | 79,725 | 78,801 | 82,451 | 86,314 | 89,741 |
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