Number of Prisoners in Japan, 2011-2015
On December 2015, 51,175 prisoners were held in Japanese prisons. The number of prisoners is decreasing recently. The peak was 2006, at that time 70,496 prisoners were kept in prisons.
Figure: Number of Prisoners in Japan, 2011-2015
| Year | Men | Women |
| 2011 | 56448 | 4654 |
| 2012 | 54116 | 4610 |
| 2013 | 50895 | 4421 |
| 2014 | 48484 | 4376 |
| 2015 | 46918 | 4257 |
Source is Ministry of Justice.
www.e-stat.go.jp/SG1/estat/List.do?lid=000001155287
www.e-stat.go.jp/SG1/estat/Xlsdl.do?sinfid=000031432272
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