Persons held in prison per 100,000 population, UNODC country rows, 2023.
Prison population rates are ranked across ten UNODC nation rows for 2023. The measure is persons held per 100,000 population, so it compares custody intensity rather than total prison population. Dominica ranked highest at 610 per 100,000, followed by Panama at 537. The tenth row, Nauru, was 320 per 100,000, making Dominica 1.91 times higher.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominica | 610 per 100k | 2023 |
| 2 | Panama | 537 per 100k | 2023 |
| 3 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 484 per 100k | 2023 |
| 4 | Uruguay | 476 per 100k | 2023 |
| 5 | Thailand | 408 per 100k | 2023 |
| 6 | Palau | 372 per 100k | 2023 |
| 7 | Türkiye | 334 per 100k | 2023 |
| 8 | Saint Lucia | 326 per 100k | 2023 |
| 9 | Grenada | 323 per 100k | 2023 |
| 10 | Nauru | 320 per 100k | 2023 |
Source 1: UNODC Data Portal
Publisher: UNODC
Dataset/table: Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics
Units: Persons held per 100,000 population
Date checked: 2026-05-26
Evidence: Supports 2023 persons-held prison population rates by country/area.
Country rows use UNODC 2023 values. The rate denominator is population per 100,000 people.
Rows were ranked descending by persons held per 100,000 population. The 1 vs 10 multiple divides the first-ranked rate by the tenth-ranked rate.
All rows use the same UNODC workbook, period and rate unit.
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