Highest to Lowest - Prison Population Total
Ranking | Title | Prison Population Total |
1 | United States of America | 2 121 600 |
2 | China | 1 649 804 |
3 | Brazil | 714 899 |
4 | Russian Federation | 552 188 |
5 | India | 433 003 |
6 | Thailand | 386 902 |
7 | Turkey | 260 000 |
8 | Indonesia | 257 012 |
9 | Iran | 240 000 |
10 | Mexico | 203 364 |
11 | Philippines | 188 278 |
12 | South Africa | 164 129 |
13 | Vietnam | 130 002 |
14 | Colombia | 120 022 |
15 | Ethiopia | 113 727 |
16 | Egypt | c. 106 000 |
17 | Argentina | 92 161 |
18 | Myanmar (formerly Burma) | 92 000 |
19 | Peru | 90 934 |
20 | Bangladesh | 88 211 |
21 | Pakistan | 83 718 |
22 | United Kingdom: England & Wales | 82 617 |
23 | Morocco | 82 512 |
24 | Poland | 74 352 |
25 | Nigeria | 73 248 |
26 | France | 70 059 |
27 | Germany | 63 643 |
28 | Algeria | 63 000 |
29 | Taiwan | 62 634 |
30 | Saudi Arabia | 61 000 |
30 | Rwanda | 61 000 |
32 | Italy | 60 611 |
33 | Spain | 59 341 |
34 | Cuba | 57 337 |
35 | Venezuela | 57 096 |
36 | Malaysia | 55 413 |
37 | Republic of (South) Korea | 55 198 |
38 | Ukraine | 54 905 |
39 | Uganda | 54 059 |
40 | Japan | 51 805 |
41 | Kenya | 51 130 |
42 | Iraq | 45 000 |
43 | Uzbekistan | 43 900 |
44 | Australia | 42 453 |
45 | Chile | 42 406 |
46 | El Salvador | 39 807 |
47 | Canada | 39 579 |
48 | Ecuador | 37 497 |
49 | Belarus | 32 500 |
50 | Tanzania | 31 382 |
51 | Cambodia | 31 008 |
52 | Kazakhstan | 31 001 |
53 | Cameroon | 30 701 |
54 | Turkmenistan | 30 452 |
55 | Afghanistan | 30 000 |
56 | Dominican Republic | 26 045 |
57 | Zambia | 25 000 |
58 | Guatemala | 24 990 |
59 | Madagascar | 24 928 |
60 | Angola | 24 000 |
61 | Azerbaijan | 23 319 |
62 | Czech Republic | 21 623 |
63 | Sudan | 21 000 |
64 | Nicaragua | 20 918 |
65 | Tunisia | 20 755 |
66 | Sri Lanka | 20 598 |
67 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 20 550 |
68 | Romania | 20 528 |
69 | Honduras | c. 20 506 |
70 | Zimbabwe | 19 382 |
71 | Israel | 19 376 |
72 | Costa Rica | 19 226 |
73 | Nepal | 18 881 |
74 | Bolivia | 18 195 |
75 | Mozambique | 18 185 |
76 | Panama | 16 949 |
77 | Hungary | 16 947 |
78 | Jordan | 16 377 |
79 | Cote d'Ivoire | 16 127 |
80 | Ghana | 14 846 |
81 | Yemen | 14 000 |
82 | Malawi | 13 929 |
83 | Paraguay | 13 607 |
84 | Portugal | 13 055 |
85 | Senegal | 12 500 |
86 | Singapore | 11 737 |
87 | Burundi | c. 10 987 |
88 | Serbia | 10 807 |
89 | Greece | 10 736 |
90 | Syria | 10 599 |
91 | Kyrgyzstan | 10 574 |
92 | Puerto Rico (USA) | 10 475 |
93 | Netherlands | 10 464 |
94 | Slovakia | 10 372 |
95 | Uruguay | 10 243 |
96 | Belgium | 10 073 |
97 | New Zealand | 10 053 |
98 | Georgia | 9 882 |
99 | United Arab Emirates | 9 826 |
100 | Niger | 9 570 |
101 | Tajikistan | 9 317 |
102 | Bulgaria | 9 028 |
103 | Haiti | 8 882 |
104 | Chad | 8 700 |
105 | Austria | 8 692 |
106 | United Kingdom: Scotland | 8 209 |
107 | Laos | 8 201 |
108 | Hong Kong (China) | 8 181 |
109 | Benin | 7 890 |
110 | Burkina Faso | 7 670 |
111 | Moldova (Republic of) | 7 510 |
112 | Namibia | c. 7 400 |
113 | Switzerland | 6 943 |
114 | Lithuania | 6 544 |
115 | South Sudan | 6 504 |
116 | Lebanon | 6 330 |
117 | Libya | 6 187 |
118 | Kuwait | 6 000 |
119 | Sweden | 5 979 |
120 | Albania | 5 280 |
121 | Mali | 5 209 |
122 | Togo | 5 109 |
123 | Papua New Guinea | 5 087 |
124 | Sierra Leone | 4 519 |
125 | Botswana | 4 343 |
126 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 999 |
127 | Ireland, Republic of | 3 981 |
128 | Jamaica | 3 866 |
129 | Latvia | 3 765 |
130 | Denmark | 3 635 |
131 | Armenia | 3 536 |
132 | Bahrain | 3 485 |
133 | Swaziland/eSwatini | 3 453 |
134 | Gabon | 3 373 |
134 | Norway | 3 373 |
136 | Guinea (Republic of) | 3 200 |
137 | Croatia | 3 190 |
138 | Mongolia | 3 099 |
139 | North Macedonia | 3 029 |
140 | Finland | 2 842 |
141 | Mauritius | 2 790 |
142 | Estonia | 2 480 |
143 | Liberia | 2 426 |
144 | Guyana | 2 216 |
145 | Lesotho | 2 073 |
146 | Mauritania | 1 920 |
147 | Fiji | 1 889 |
148 | Maldives | 1 852 |
149 | Bahamas | 1 778 |
150 | Bosnia and Herzegovina: Federation | 1 722 |
151 | Kosovo/Kosova | 1 648 |
152 | Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) | 1 549 |
153 | United Kingdom: Northern Ireland | 1 491 |
154 | Macau (China) | 1 412 |
155 | Slovenia | 1 333 |
156 | Oman | 1 300 |
157 | Belize | 1 297 |
158 | Congo (Republic of) | 1 240 |
159 | Qatar | 1 150 |
160 | Montenegro | 1 141 |
161 | Gambia | 1 121 |
162 | Bhutan | 1 119 |
163 | Reunion (France) | 1 056 |
164 | Suriname | 1 000 |
165 | Guadeloupe (France) | 942 |
166 | Barbados | 874 |
167 | Bosnia and Herzegovina: Republika Srpska | 863 |
168 | Martinique (France) | 835 |
169 | French Guiana/Guyane (France) | 801 |
170 | Central African Republic | 764 |
171 | Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor) | 695 |
172 | Luxembourg | 650 |
173 | Cyprus (Republic of) | 643 |
174 | Malta | 635 |
175 | Guam (USA) | 628 |
176 | Djibouti | 600 |
177 | French Polynesia (France) | 588 |
178 | New Caledonia (France) | 579 |
179 | Virgin Islands (USA) | 577 |
180 | Brunei Darussalam | 565 |
181 | St. Lucia | 527 |
182 | Equatorial Guinea | 500 |
183 | Solomon Islands | 477 |
184 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 469 |
185 | Grenada | 460 |
186 | Seychelles | 423 |
187 | Samoa | 400 |
188 | CuraƧao (Netherlands) | 377 |
189 | Mayotte (France) | 309 |
190 | Antigua and Barbuda | 305 |
191 | Northern Mariana Islands (USA) | 270 |
192 | Sao Tome e Principe | 253 |
192 | Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) | 253 |
194 | Comoros | 225 |
195 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 220 |
196 | Dominica | 211 |
197 | Bermuda (United Kingdom) | 209 |
198 | Guinea Bissau | 196 |
199 | American Samoa (USA) | 193 |
200 | Vanuatu | 192 |
201 | Tonga | 176 |
202 | Aruba (Netherlands) | 170 |
203 | Greenland (Denmark) | 139 |
204 | Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) | 134 |
205 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 132 |
206 | Iceland | 131 |
207 | Kiribati | 129 |
208 | Jersey (United Kingdom) | 128 |
209 | Guernsey (United Kingdom) | 110 |
210 | Isle of Man (United Kingdom) | 106 |
211 | Palau | 76 |
212 | Sint Maarten (Netherlands) | 62 |
213 | Gibraltar (United Kingdom) | 56 |
214 | Anguilla (United Kingdom) | 55 |
215 | Andorra | 52 |
216 | Cook Islands (New Zealand) | 48 |
217 | Marshall Islands | 35 |
218 | Monaco | 32 |
219 | Nauru | 14 |
220 | Liechtenstein | 12 |
221 | Tuvalu | 11 |
222 | San Marino | 6 |
222 | Faeroe Islands (Denmark) | 6 |