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Description

The prison population is composed of persons held in prisons, penal institutions, or correctional institutions.

Long-Term Objective

Average of best performers

The long-term objective for this indicator is a value of 25.

OECD-only

This indicator is used for OECD countries only.

Reference

UNODC

Persons held in prison

per 100,000 population
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Bangladesh

Brazil

China

India

Indonesia

Mexico

Nigeria

Pakistan

Russian Federation

United States

Source: UNODC

SDG 1

Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90/day

Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20/day

Poverty rate after taxes and transfers

SDG 16

Homicides

Unsentenced detainees

Property Rights

Corruption Perception Index

Press Freedom Index

Access to and affordability of justice

Persons held in prison

Persons held in prison