Juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions fell 10.2% to 1,142 persons in the United Kingdom in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 3,587 persons in 2008 and an all time low of 1,142 persons in 2015.
United Kingdom has been ranked 10th within the group of 54 countries we follow in terms of juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 6 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Juveniles Held in Prisons, Penal or Correctional Institutions | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Austria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 186 | 173 | 163 | 124 | 103 | ... | |||||
Belgium | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Canada | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,810 | 1,721 | 1,457 | 1,370 | 1,019 | ... | |||||||
France | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 669 | 692 | 712 | 724 | 731 | ||||
Germany | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Iceland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.00 | ... | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | ... | ... | ||||
Ireland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 55.0 | 49.0 | 34.0 | 23.0 | 8.00 | ||||||
Italy | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,207 | 1,302 | 1,428 | 1,401 | 1,312 | ||||||||
Luxembourg | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | |||||
Netherlands | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 674 | 655 | 549 | 545 | 473 | |||
Poland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,570 | 4,850 | 4,365 | 4,153 | 3,569 | ||||||||
Spain | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,485 | 1,323 | 1,152 | 957 | ||||
United Kingdom | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,161 | 2,539 | 2,364 | 1,970 | 1,431 |