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This is an alphabetical list of countries and some dependent territories and subnational areas which lays out the incarceration rate of each. [1] Prison population rates from World Prison Brief. See date on map.
Around the world, many countries have jail occupancy rates that exceed 100% of their prison system's capacity. Kenya 's jail occupancy level is currently 284%. Additionally, the massive number of prisons and prisoners places a significant strain on state budgets.
As of January 2024, El Salvador had the highest prisoner rate worldwide, with over 1,000 prisoners per 100,000 of the national population. Cuba, Rwanda, Turkmenistan, and American Samoa,...
The United States, known for its high incarceration rates, houses approximately 629 prisoners per 100,000 people, the highest globally. Key findings from the data include: The United States tops the list with an incarceration rate of 629 per 100,000 population, followed by Rwanda (580), Turkmenistan (576), and El Salvador (564).
In 2021 Turkey had the highest incarceration rate among European countries, at 355 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Georgia, which had an incarceration of 237.
The vast majority of prisoners worldwide menare, representing almost 94 per cent of the prison population or 10.8 million prisoners in 2022. At the end of the same year, 700,000 women were held
Most people held in prison globally are men (94 per cent) but over the last two decades the number of women in prison has increased at a faster pace (+35 per cent) than men (+16 per cent).
