Male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 5.64% to 2,772 persons in Norway in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Norway reached an all time high of 3,720 persons in 2012 and an all time low of 2,624 persons in 2014.
Norway has been ranked 55th within the group of 66 countries we follow in terms of male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 8 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 |
| Australia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27,192 | 27,472 | 27,078 | 27,182 | 28,426 | |||||||
| Denmark | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,523 | 3,743 | 3,774 | 3,673 | 3,890 | ||
| Finland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,249 | 3,046 | 2,969 | 3,000 | 2,960 | ||||||||
| Germany | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 68,438 | 66,982 | 65,616 | 64,590 | 62,424 | |||||
| Iceland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 136 | 159 | 140 | 139 | 145 | ... | ... | |||||
| Indonesia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 144,379 | 146,898 | ||
| Netherlands | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12,794 | 12,841 | 12,631 | 12,216 | 11,575 | ||||||
| New Zealand | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,679 | 7,927 | 7,876 | 7,918 | 7,746 | ||||||
| Norway | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,043 | 3,270 | 3,556 | 3,720 | 3,628 | |||||||
| Papua New Guinea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 745,717 | 689,441 | 640,265 | 618,175 | ||
| Sweden | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6,437 | 6,272 | 5,922 | 5,383 | ||
| United Kingdom | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 83,554 | 86,155 | 87,300 | 88,092 | 85,865 |
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