Number of prisoners fell 6.95% to 2,823 persons in Estonia in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, number of prisoners in Estonia reached an all time high of 4,803 persons in 2001 and an all time low of 2,823 persons in 2015.
Estonia has been ranked 87th within the group of 105 countries we follow in terms of number of prisoners, 9 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belarus | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40,186 | 39,627 | 36,652 | 28,841 | 28,471 | ... | |||||||
| China | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,623,394 | 1,646,593 | 1,656,773 | 1,641,931 | 1,680,000 | ... | |||||||
| Estonia | persons | 3,555 | 3,393 | 3,400 | 3,286 | 3,112 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | persons | 3,589 | 3,364 | 3,268 | 3,306 | 3,295 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | persons | 72,295 | 70,827 | 69,543 | 68,533 | 66,221 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 117,863 | ... | 156,446 | 160,061 | |||||||
| Japan | persons | 75,250 | 72,975 | 69,876 | 67,008 | 62,971 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Latvia | persons | 7,055 | 6,780 | 6,561 | 6,117 | 5,136 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | persons | 8,655 | 9,139 | 9,920 | 9,729 | 9,261 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | persons | 8,244 | 8,546 | 8,435 | 8,467 | 8,223 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,268 | ... | 3,467 | ... | ||||
| Russia | persons | 863,899 | 818,037 | 755,648 | 701,909 | 677,287 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | persons | 2,297,700 | 2,279,100 | 2,252,500 | 2,231,400 | 2,231,400 |
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