Top 15 Countries With the Most Prisoners

Prisons are facilities where people who break laws or commit crimes are legally held as a punishment. The United States has the most prisoners on record with over 2 million incarcerated at a rate of 655 prisoners per 100,000 residents. China, the most populous country in the world is at number two with over 1.7 million prisoners.

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1. United States

Number of prisoners – 2.1 million

2. China

Number of prisoners – 1.7 million

3. Brazil

Number of prisoners – 773,000

4. Russian Federation

Number of prisoners – 511,000

5. India

Number of prisoners – 466,000

6. Thailand

Number of prisoners – 375,000

7. Turkey

Number of prisoners – 286,000

8. Iran

Number of prisoners – 240,000

9. Philippines

Number of prisoners – 215,000

10. Indonesia

Number of prisoners – 286,000

11. Mexico

Number of prisoners – 198,000

12. South Africa

Number of prisoners – 154,000

13. Vietnam

Number of prisoners – 123,000

14. Ethiopia

Number of prisoners – 113,000

15. Colombia

Number of prisoners – 112,000

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Note – figures are rounded off

Source – Statista

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