Male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions fell 17.4% to 8,985 persons in Greece in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Greece reached an all time high of 11,593 persons in 2013 and an all time low of 8,985 persons in 2015.
Greece has been ranked 37th within the group of 66 countries we follow in terms of male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 9 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Male 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 |
| Albania | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,466 | 4,461 | 4,454 | 4,439 | 4,802 | |||||||
| Bulgaria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8,708 | 9,015 | 9,507 | 9,111 | 8,493 | |||||||
| Greece | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,300 | 11,204 | 11,330 | 11,318 | 11,593 | ||||||
| Iran | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Iraq | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Kosovo | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,395 | 1,689 | 1,719 | ||
| Macedonia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,160 | 2,160 | 2,162 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Montenegro | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,451 | 1,391 | 1,282 | 1,269 | 1,043 | ||||||||
| Romania | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25,052 | 26,538 | 28,889 | 29,968 | 31,383 | |||||||
| Serbia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,297 | 10,535 | 10,371 | 9,754 | 9,389 | ||||
| Turkey | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 109,648 | 114,551 | 121,731 | 129,181 | 138,344 |
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