Detainees released from Guantanamo Bay

779 prisoners have been held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since the facility opened on January 11, 2002. Of those, 634 have been transferred to more than 50 countries


Citizenship of detainees
Afghanistan 220
Saudi Arabia 135
Other 79
Yemen 115
Pakistan 72
Algeria 26
China 22
Morocco 14
Kuwait, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tunisia: 12 each 
Jordan, Russia, UK: 9 each
Libya 10
Syria 11

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Jan 2002: 156 detainees

Jun 2003: 684 detainees

Jan 2009: President Obama takes office – orders facility closed within year

2006-2012: 9 detainees die in custody

Dec 2014: 136 detainees, including 16 high-value prisoners. 64 men cleared for release in 2010 by President Obama’s Review Task Force remain in prison

Sources: CloseGuantanamo.org, New York Times