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Incarceration rates

Note: "c." (circa
Circa
Circa , usually abbreviated c. or ca. , means "approximately" in the English language, usually referring to a date...

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RankCountry/EntityPrisoners per
100,000
population		Notes
1 United States of America 743 United States incarceration rate
United States incarceration rate
The United States of America has an incarceration rate of 743 per 100,000 of national population , the highest in the world. In comparison, Russia has the second highest 577 per 100,000, Canada is 123rd in the world with 117 per 100,000, and China has 120 per 100,000...
2 Rwanda 595 c.
3 Russian Federation 550
4 Georgia 547
5 Virgin Islands (USA) 539
6 Seychelles 507
7 St. Kitts and Nevis 495
8 Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) 468
9 Belize 439
10 Dominica 431
11 Bermuda (United Kingdom) 428
12 Grenada 423
13 El Salvador 391
14 Anguilla (United Kingdom) 387
15 Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) 385
16 Bahamas 382
17 Belarus 381
18 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 379
19 Palau 378
20 Barbados 354
21 Kazakhstan 351
22 Panama 349
23 Ukraine 347 Prison population of Ukraine
24 Maldives 343
25 Greenland (Denmark) 340
26 Antigua and Barbuda 330
27 Guam (USA) 328
27 Thailand 328
29 Israel 319
29 Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) 319
31 South Africa 316
32 St. Lucia 315
33 Latvia 314
34 Puerto Rico (USA) 303
35 Chile 301
36 French Guiana/Guyane (France) 297 c.
36 Tunisia 297
38 Iran 291
39 Guyana 284
39 Taiwan 284
41 Costa Rica 277
42 Lithuania 276
42 Trinidad and Tobago 276
44 Aruba (Netherlands) 269
44 Mongolia 269
46 Uruguay 268
47 Botswana 267
47 Kyrgyzstan 267
49 Estonia 254
50 Brazil 253
50 Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) 253 c.
52 Singapore 249
53 United Arab Emirates 238
54 Azerbaijan 228
55 Montenegro 227
56 Martinique (France) 225
57 Turkmenistan 224
58 Swaziland 219
59 Czech Republic 218
60 Dominican Republic 213
60 Poland 213
62 Jersey (United Kingdom) 206
63 Libya 203
64 Mexico 200
65 New Zealand 199
66 American Samoa (USA) 198
67 Gabon 196
68 Morocco 189
69 Namibia 186
70 Sao Tome e Principe 185
71 Slovakia 184
72 Mauritius 182
73 Colombia 181
74 Gibraltar (United Kingdom) 180
75 Saudi Arabia 178
76 Moldova (Republic of) 175
76 Suriname 175
78 Jamaica 174
79 Macau (China) 170
80 Guadeloupe (France) 168
80 Samoa (formerly Western Samoa) 168
80 Turkey 168
83 Peru 166
84 Serbia 164
85 Hungary 163
86 Reunion (France) 161
87 Algeria 156
87 United Kingdom: England & Wales 156 Prison population of England and Wales
Prison population of England and Wales
There are 139 prisons in England and Wales, with 19 built since 1995. Seven prisons are private: built under the Private Finance Initiative, they are termed DCMF prisons and revert to the government after 25 years. A further two prisons are privately managed but were built with public money...
89 Spain 155
89 United Kingdom: Scotland 155
91 Honduras 154
92 French Polynesia (France) 153
92 Tonga 153
92 Uzbekistan 153 c.
95 Argentina 151
96 Venezuela 149
97 Armenia 146
98 Fiji 144
99 Northern Mariana Islands (USA) 142
100 Albania 141
100 Malta 141
102 Luxembourg 139
102 Nauru 139
102 Romania 139
105 Malaysia 138
106 Kuwait 137
107 Bahrain 136
107 Ethiopia 136
107 Hong Kong (China) 136
110 Bhutan 135
111 Australia 133
111 New Caledonia (France) 133
113 Tajikistan 130
114 Sri Lanka 129
115 Cook Islands (New Zealand) 126
115 Zambia 126
117 China 122
117 Vietnam 122
119 Isle of Man (United Kingdom) 121
119 Lebanon 121
119 Zimbabwe 121 c.
122 Bulgaria 120
122 Kenya 120
122 Lesotho 120
122 Myanmar (formerly Burma) 120
126 Cameroon 119
126 Nicaragua 119
128 Canada 117
128 Croatia 117
128 Portugal 117
131 Burundi 114
131 Macedonia (former Yugoslav Republic of) 114
133 Cyprus (Republic of) 110
133 Italy 110
133 Philippines 110
136 France 109
137 Cambodia 105
138 Austria 104
138 Guernsey (United Kingdom) 104
138 Mayotte (France) 104
141 Kiribati 102
142 Greece 101
142 Iraq 101
144 Ireland, Republic of 99
145 Jordan 98
146 Belgium 97
146 Paraguay 97
148 Netherlands 94
148 Republic of (South) Korea 94
150 Brunei Darussalam 93
150 Madagascar 93
152 Uganda 92
152 United Kingdom: Northern Ireland 92
154 Micronesia, Federated States of 90
155 Angola 87
155 Bolivia 87
155 Germany 87
158 Ecuador 86
159 Tanzania 82
160 Egypt 81
161 Tuvalu 80
162 Switzerland 79
163 Sweden 78
164 Guatemala 77
165 Vanuatu 76
166 Benin 75
166 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Republika Srpska 75
168 Denmark 74
169 Andorra 73
169 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Federation 73
169 Malawi 73
169 Norway 73
173 Monaco 70
174 Laos 69
175 Djibouti 68 c.
175 Marshall Islands 68
177 Mozambique 67
178 Kosovo/Kosova 66 c.
179 Slovenia 64
180 Afghanistan 62
181 Oman 61
181 Papua New Guinea 61
183 Iceland 60
183 Senegal 60
185 Finland 59
185 Indonesia 59
185 Togo 59
188 Japan 58
188 Syria 58
190 Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) 57 c.
191 Cote d'Ivoire 56
191 Ghana 56
193 Haiti 55
194 Mauritania 50
195 Solomon Islands 49
196 Yemen 48
197 Gambia 45
197 Sudan 45
199 Niger 43 c.
200 Bangladesh 42
201 Qatar 41
202 Pakistan 40
203 Sierra Leone 39
204 Liberia 37
205 Nepal 36
206 Chad 34
207 Mali 32
208 Burkina Faso 31
208 India 31
208 Nigeria 31
211 Central African Republic 29
212 Republic of Guinea 28
213 Congo (Brazzaville) 26 c.
214 Faeroe Islands (Denmark) 23
215 Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor) 20
216 Comoros 19 c.
216 Liechtenstein 19

See also

  • Incarceration
    Incarceration
    Incarceration is the detention of a person in prison, typically as punishment for a crime .People are most commonly incarcerated upon suspicion or conviction of committing a crime, and different jurisdictions have differing laws governing the function of incarceration within a larger system of...

  • Incarceration in the United States
  • United Kingdom prison population
    United Kingdom prison population
    The United Kingdom has three distinct legal systems with a separate prison system in each—one for both England and Wales, one for Scotland, and one for Northern Ireland...

  • Commons:Convert tables and charts to wiki code or image files. Info on how the reference table was converted to wikitext.

External links

  • Persons Detained Statistics of incarceration ("detained") from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
    United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
    The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is a United Nations agency that was established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the United Nations International Drug Control Program and the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division in the United Nations...

  • Prison population per capita. Edutube. World map. Move cursor over countries to see incarceration rates. Click the full-screen icon in the bottom-left of the map to launch it in a full-screen window. Then click anywhere on the map and use your mouse scroll wheel to zoom in or out. Drag the map to move it in any direction.
  • Correctional Population Trends Chart. United States Bureau of Justice Statistics
    United States Bureau of Justice Statistics
    The United States Bureau of Justice Statistics is a federal government agency belonging to the U.S. Department of Justice. Established on December 27, 1979, the bureau collects, analyzes and publishes data relating to crime in the United States. The agency publishes data regarding statistics...

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  • Number of inmates in Ukraine rises for first time in 7 years. 26 March 2009. Kyiv Post
    Kyiv Post
    The Kyiv Post is Ukraine's leading English-language newspaper.-History:The Kyiv Post was founded in September 1995 by an American, Jed Sunden. The paper covers politics, business and entertainment. The staff is a team of Western and Ukrainian journalists. Historically, the editorial policy has...

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