Number of prisoners fell 4.88% to 565 persons in Brunei in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, number of prisoners in Brunei reached an all time high of 594 persons in 2014 and an all time low of 379 persons in 2010.
Brunei has been ranked 100th within the group of 105 countries we follow in terms of number of prisoners, 31 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 |
| Australia | persons | 29,317 | 29,700 | 29,106 | 29,381 | 30,775 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brunei | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 379 | ... | 485 | ... | ||||||||
| Cambodia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14,043 | ... | 15,397 | ... | ... | ||||||
| China | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,623,394 | 1,646,593 | 1,656,773 | 1,641,931 | 1,680,000 | ... | |||||||
| Indonesia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 117,863 | ... | 156,446 | 160,061 | |||||||
| Laos | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Malaysia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38,387 | ... | 36,608 | 39,144 | ... | ||||||
| Philippines | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 95,390 | 100,590 | 106,623 | 110,747 | |||||
| Singapore | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13,428 | 13,604 | 13,164 | 12,975 | 13,334 | ||||||||
| Taiwan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 65,311 | 64,420 | 66,106 | 65,288 | ... | |||||
| Thailand | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 213,094 | 210,855 | 224,492 | 234,895 | 279,854 | |||||||
| Vietnam | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 107,668 | ... | 113,018 | 130,180 | ... |
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