Number of prisoners fell 2.56% to 42,114 persons in Kazakhstan in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, number of prisoners in Kazakhstan reached an all time high of 55,140 persons in 2010 and an all time low of 42,052 persons in 2013.
Kazakhstan has been ranked 27th within the group of 105 countries we follow in terms of number of prisoners, 1 place below 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 |
| China | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,623,394 | 1,646,593 | 1,656,773 | 1,641,931 | 1,680,000 | ... | |||||||
| Germany | persons | 72,295 | 70,827 | 69,543 | 68,533 | 66,221 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 376,969 | 368,998 | 372,926 | 385,135 | 411,992 | ||||||||
| Japan | persons | 75,250 | 72,975 | 69,876 | 67,008 | 62,971 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 50,495 | 55,140 | 49,401 | 45,335 | 42,052 | |||||
| Kyrgyzstan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9,923 | ... | 9,828 | ... | ||||||||
| Russia | persons | 863,899 | 818,037 | 755,648 | 701,909 | 677,287 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9,317 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Turkmenistan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26,500 | ... | ... | 30,568 | ... | ... | ||||
| USA | persons | 2,297,700 | 2,279,100 | 2,252,500 | 2,231,400 | 2,231,400 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 42,000 | ... | ... | 42,000 | ... | ... |
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