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Prison Population

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Number of persons imprisoned per 100,000 people by country.

World Prison Brief

A world map showing prison populations per 100,000 people. Dark blue (more than 400): U S A, Turkmenistan. Blue to light blue (100 to 400): Russia, Brazil, China, Australia. Very light blue (less than 100): India, Canada, and parts of central Africa.

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Prison Population

Political Units, 1950

Population Older than Age 65

Class

Rank

Per 100,000 People

Political Units, 1950

Class

Rank

Percent

94.9%
92.5%
99.8%
98.4%
99.4%
78.7%
99.3%
90.1%
98.8%
94.6%
83.8%
68.4%
88.9%
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