Number of prisoners fell 3.19% to 3,488 persons in Sierra Leone in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, number of prisoners in Sierra Leone reached an all time high of 3,603 persons in 2014 and an all time low of 1,400 persons in 2004.
Sierra Leone has been ranked 81st within the group of 105 countries we follow in terms of number of prisoners, 34 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 |
| Algeria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 52,000 | 49,000 | 50,000 | 50,100 | 60,220 | ||||||||
| Burkina Faso | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,198 | 5,039 | 5,035 | ... | |||||||
| Ghana | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13,507 | ... | 13,487 | 14,021 | ... | ||||||
| Guinea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,800 | ... | 2,600 | ... | ... | |||
| Ivory Coast | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,086 | ... | ... | |||
| Liberia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,420 | ... | 1,601 | ... | 1,827 | ... | ||
| Mali | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6,700 | ... | 5,817 | ... | 4,963 | ... | ||
| Mauritania | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,700 | ... | 1,602 | ... | ... | |||
| Niger | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,337 | ... | 6,899 | ... | ... | ||||
| Senegal | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32,608 | 29,609 | ... | 8,428 | ... | ... | |||||
| Sierra Leone | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,237 | ... | 2,762 | 3,281 |
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