Male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions fell 3.81% to 590,321 persons in Russia in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Russia reached an all time high of 745,717 persons in 2010 and an all time low of 590,321 persons in 2015.
Russia has been ranked 2nd within the group of 66 countries we follow in terms of male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Male Adults 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,453 | 7,599 | 7,734 | 8,113 | 8,221 | ... | |||||
| Belgium | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Canada | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37,316 | 38,202 | 39,087 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| China | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,547,059 | ... | ... | |
| France | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 58,288 | 57,929 | 61,908 | 63,668 | 64,213 | |||||
| Germany | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 68,438 | 66,982 | 65,616 | 64,590 | 62,424 | |||||
| India | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 353,961 | 356,902 | 368,184 | 393,804 | ... | ... | |||||
| Japan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70,001 | 67,615 | 64,510 | 61,710 | 57,890 | ... | ||||||
| Mexico | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 213,650 | 209,188 | 220,324 | 214,449 | 233,973 | |||||||
| Poland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 77,745 | 75,007 | 76,011 | 78,668 | 74,005 | |||||||
| Russia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 745,717 | 689,441 | 640,265 | 618,175 | ||
| South Korea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46,249 | 42,908 | 42,189 | 43,563 | 45,404 | ... | |
| USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,081,800 | 2,071,800 | 2,048,200 | 2,033,200 | 2,017,700 |
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