Male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 5.06% to 5,771 persons in Albania in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Albania reached an all time high of 5,771 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 2,240 persons in 2004.
Albania has been ranked 45th within the group of 66 countries we follow in terms of male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 3 places above 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 |
| Albania | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,466 | 4,461 | 4,454 | 4,439 | 4,802 | |||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,161 | 2,193 | ... | 2,465 | ||
| Bulgaria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8,708 | 9,015 | 9,507 | 9,111 | 8,493 | |||||||
| Croatia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,898 | 4,784 | 4,471 | 4,081 | ||
| Greece | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,300 | 11,204 | 11,330 | 11,318 | 11,593 | ||||||
| Kosovo | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,395 | 1,689 | 1,719 | ||
| Macedonia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,160 | 2,160 | 2,162 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Montenegro | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,451 | 1,391 | 1,282 | 1,269 | 1,043 | ||||||||
| Serbia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,297 | 10,535 | 10,371 | 9,754 | 9,389 | ||||
| Turkey | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 109,648 | 114,551 | 121,731 | 129,181 | 138,344 |
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