Number of National and Foreign Citizens Held
Description
Singapore Prison Service CSV of persons held in prisons, penal, or correctional institutions, split by national and foreign citizenship type from 2006 through 2025. Columns cover year, type of citizens, and headcount. Justice and demography researchers track the composition of Singapore’s custodial population over nearly two decades.
Official description
Number of Local and Foreign held in prisons, penal institutions or correctional institutions
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 2006-01-01 – 2025-01-01
- Rows
- 40
- Columns
- 3
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
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| Year | Type Of Citizens | Number Of Citizens Held |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | National(Local) | 9486.000000 |
| 2006 | Foreign | 3275.000000 |
| 2007 | National(Local) | 9830.000000 |
| 2007 | Foreign | 2310.000000 |
| 2008 | National(Local) | 10320.000000 |
| 2008 | Foreign | 2180.000000 |
| 2009 | National(Local) | 11472.000000 |
| 2009 | Foreign | 1956.000000 |
| 2010 | National(Local) | 11647.000000 |
| 2010 | Foreign | 1957.000000 |
| 2011 | National(Local) | 11735.000000 |
| 2011 | Foreign | 1429.000000 |
| 2012 | National(Local) | 11626.000000 |
| 2012 | Foreign | 1349.000000 |
| 2013 | National(Local) | 11974.000000 |
| 2013 | Foreign | 1360.000000 |
| 2014 | National(Local) | 11450.000000 |
| 2014 | Foreign | 1344.000000 |
| 2015 | National(Local) | 11387.000000 |
| 2015 | Foreign | 1253.000000 |
| 2016 | National(Local) | 11229.000000 |
| 2016 | Foreign | 1225.000000 |
| 2017 | National(Local) | 10765.000000 |
| 2017 | Foreign | 1166.000000 |
| 2018 | National(Local) | 10813.000000 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Year | Year (YYYY) | No |
| Type Of Citizens | Text | Yes |
| Number Of Citizens Held | Numeric | No |