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World Prison Population List|Eleventh Edition

There are more than 10.35 million people incarcerated throughout the world with the most being in the United States--more than 2.2 million.

World Prison Brief | an online database comprising information on ...

The World Prison Brief is an online database providing free access to information on prison systems around the world. It is a unique resource, which supports ...

List of countries by incarceration rate - Wikipedia

Incarceration rates and counts ; India, 41, 573,220 ; Indonesia, 96, 273,541 ; Iran, 228, 189,000 ; Iraq, 179, 73,715.

Prison populations continue to rise in many parts of the world, with ...

According to published prison population numbers, the total worldwide prison population stands at 10.99 million. However, the total is likely to ...

Countries with the most prisoners 2023 | Statista

At the end of 2023, the United States had the highest number of incarcerated individuals worldwide, with almost 1.8 million people in prison.

Incarceration Rates by Country 2024 - World Population Review

The United States leads the world in total number of people incarcerated, with more than 2 million prisoners nationwide.

BBC NEWS | In Depth

Half of the world's prison population of about nine million is held in the US, China or Russia. Prison rates in the US are the world's highest, at 724 people ...

Mass Incarceration | American Civil Liberties Union

Despite making up close to 5% of the global population, the U.S. has more than 20% of the world's prison population. Since 1970, our incarcerated population ...

States of Incarceration: The Global Context 2024

States of Incarceration: The Global Context 2024 ... The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any independent democracy on earth — worse, every single state ...

Global prison population and trends

Source: UNODC estimates, based on responses to the United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal. Justice Systems, data from the World Prison ...

Incarceration Statistics | Vera Institute

The number of people incarcerated in jails in prisons has increased dramatically since 1980: approximately two million people are incarcerated today.

Prison populations continue to rise in many parts of the world, new ...

According to published prison population numbers, the total worldwide prison population stands at 10.77 million. However, the total may well be ...

Global Prison Trends 2023 - Penal Reform International

Global Prison Trends 2023 is PRI's annual flagship report, published with the Thailand Institute of Justice, examining key trends and challenges in prison ...

Most prisoners per capita by country 2024 - Statista

El Salvador struggles with high levels of violent crime, reflected in the fact that it has the largest prison population per capita worldwide.

Mass Incarceration Trends - The Sentencing Project

The United States is unparalleled historically and ranks among the highest worldwide in its dependence on incarceration. ... Over five million ...

GLOBAL INCARCERATION AND PRISON TRENDS

for Prison Studies, University of London. **World Prison Population List. The List was first published in 1999 by the Research,. Development and Statistics ...

Prison population, regional and global estimates - dataUNODC |

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U.S. Has World's Highest Incarceration Rate | PRB

Focus Area ... Since 2002, the United States has had the highest incarceration rate in the world. Although prison populations are increasing in some parts of the ...

Prison population rate - Our World in Data

Number of prisoners per 100000 people. Shown is data for 2018 or the latest available data before 2018.