Juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions fell 9.10% to 669 persons in Spain in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Spain reached an all time high of 1,568 persons in 2003 and an all time low of 669 persons in 2015.
Spain has been ranked 13th within the group of 54 countries we follow in terms of juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 13 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 |
| Algeria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 494 | 418 | 533 | 476 | ||||||
| Austria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 186 | 173 | 163 | 124 | 103 | ... | |||||
| Belgium | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| France | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 669 | 692 | 712 | 724 | 731 | ||||
| Germany | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Ireland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 55.0 | 49.0 | 34.0 | 23.0 | 8.00 | ||||||
| Italy | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,207 | 1,302 | 1,428 | 1,401 | 1,312 | ||||||||
| Mauritania | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Morocco | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,050 | 1,068 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Portugal | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 521 | 547 | 634 | 613 | 553 | ||||||
| Slovenia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.00 | 7.00 | 9.00 | 1.00 | 11.0 | ||||||||
| Spain | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,485 | 1,323 | 1,152 | 957 | ||||
| Switzerland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 54.0 | 45.0 | 29.0 | 54.0 | 30.0 | ||||||
| Tunisia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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