Adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 6.92% to 36,134 persons in Australia in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Australia reached an all time high of 36,134 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 18,738 persons in 2003.
Australia has been ranked 20th within the group of 64 countries we follow in terms of adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 20 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Adults Held in Prisons, Penal or Correctional Institutions | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Australia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29,317 | 29,700 | 29,106 | 29,381 | 30,775 | ||||||
| Cambodia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Indonesia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 152,093 | 154,985 | ||
| Malaysia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| New Zealand | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8,163 | 8,454 | 8,370 | 8,409 | 8,167 | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Philippines | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 57,317 | 58,877 | 63,816 | 68,948 | 71,735 | |||||||
| Singapore | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12,582 | 12,782 | 12,405 | 12,361 | 12,805 | ||||||||
| Thailand | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 213,094 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Vietnam | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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