Number of prisoners fell 10.6% to 3,203 persons in Denmark in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, number of prisoners in Denmark reached an all time high of 4,091 persons in 2013 and an all time low of 3,170 persons in 1997.
Denmark has been ranked 85th within the group of 105 countries we follow in terms of number of prisoners, 13 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Prisoners | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Austria | persons | 8,708 | 8,813 | 8,954 | 8,805 | 8,862 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Belgium | persons | 10,105 | 10,968 | 11,065 | 11,212 | 12,126 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | persons | 3,721 | 3,944 | 3,947 | 3,829 | 4,091 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | persons | 3,589 | 3,364 | 3,268 | 3,306 | 3,295 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | persons | 60,978 | 60,544 | 64,787 | 66,572 | 67,075 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | persons | 72,295 | 70,827 | 69,543 | 68,533 | 66,221 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 148 | 167 | 150 | 153 | 152 | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Netherlands | persons | 14,364 | 14,368 | 13,969 | 13,473 | 12,721 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | persons | 3,340 | 3,564 | 3,866 | 4,052 | 3,869 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Poland | persons | 85,749 | 82,372 | 82,832 | 85,459 | 80,165 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | persons | 863,899 | 818,037 | 755,648 | 701,909 | 677,287 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Sweden | persons | 7,286 | 6,846 | 6,669 | 6,296 | 5,723 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | persons | 91,325 | 93,322 | 94,279 | 94,625 | 91,574 |
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