Juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions fell 18.0% to 2,474 persons in Poland in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Poland reached an all time high of 7,268 persons in 2005 and an all time low of 2,474 persons in 2015.
Poland has been ranked 6th within the group of 54 countries we follow in terms of juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Juveniles 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 |
| Austria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 186 | 173 | 163 | 124 | 103 | ... | |||||
| Belgium | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| China | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18,450 | 16,000 | 15,000 | 13,000 | ... | |
| Czechia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 165 | 208 | 205 | 172 | 113 | |||||||
| France | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 669 | 692 | 712 | 724 | 731 | ||||
| Germany | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Hungary | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 512 | 561 | 524 | 514 | 478 | ... | ||||||
| Japan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38.0 | 17.0 | 22.0 | 16.0 | 24.0 | ... | |||||||
| Poland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,570 | 4,850 | 4,365 | 4,153 | 3,569 | ||||||||
| Romania | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 470 | 459 | 450 | 444 | 512 | ||||||||
| Russia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,819 | 5,756 | 4,439 | 3,896 | 3,357 | |||||||
| Slovakia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 157 | 140 | 132 | 137 | 99.0 | ||||||||
| USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9,998 | 9,900 | 7,700 | 6,700 | 5,900 | |||||||
| Ukraine | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 927 | 1,434 | 868 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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