Number of prisoners fell 0.322% to 6,498 persons in Switzerland in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, number of prisoners in Switzerland reached an all time high of 6,652 persons in 2013 and an all time low of 3,449 persons in 1987.
Switzerland has been ranked 66th within the group of 105 countries we follow in terms of number of prisoners, 26 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Prisoners | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Austria | persons | 8,708 | 8,813 | 8,954 | 8,805 | 8,862 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Belgium | persons | 10,105 | 10,968 | 11,065 | 11,212 | 12,126 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | persons | 60,978 | 60,544 | 64,787 | 66,572 | 67,075 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | persons | 72,295 | 70,827 | 69,543 | 68,533 | 66,221 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | persons | 15,432 | 16,328 | 17,210 | 17,179 | 17,841 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Italy | persons | 65,598 | 69,263 | 68,325 | 67,102 | 63,848 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | persons | 85,749 | 82,372 | 82,832 | 85,459 | 80,165 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | persons | 1,365 | 1,351 | 1,273 | 1,377 | 1,360 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | persons | 76,079 | 73,929 | 70,472 | 68,597 | 66,765 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | persons | 5,605 | 5,765 | 5,626 | 6,102 | 6,652 |
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