Number of prisoners rose 0.555% to 93,635 persons in the United Kingdom in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, number of prisoners in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 94,625 persons in 2012 and an all time low of 52,106 persons in 1990. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, number of prisoners in Belgium amounted to 10,994 persons, 66,678 persons in France, 63,020 persons in Germany and 3,755 persons in Ireland in 2015.
United Kingdom has been ranked 10th within the group of 105 countries we follow in terms of number of prisoners, 5 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | persons | 38,804 | 39,489 | 40,229 | 40,718 | 37,542 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Ireland | persons | 3,868 | 4,318 | 4,216 | 4,287 | 4,088 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | persons | 65,598 | 69,263 | 68,325 | 67,102 | 63,848 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | persons | ... | 702 | 681 | 637 | 666 | 656 | |||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | persons | 14,364 | 14,368 | 13,969 | 13,473 | 12,721 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | persons | 85,749 | 82,372 | 82,832 | 85,459 | 80,165 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | persons | 76,079 | 73,929 | 70,472 | 68,597 | 66,765 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | persons | 91,325 | 93,322 | 94,279 | 94,625 | 91,574 |
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