As of 2020, Kenya had 29,306 convicted prisoners. Men constituted the majority of the imprisoned people - over 25.6 thousand individuals, while nearly 3,700 sentenced prisoners were females. Considering convicted and non-convicted individuals, Kenya had a prison population of around 86 thousand people that year.
Number of convicted prisoners in Kenya from 2015 to 2020, by gender
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (December 20, 2021). Number of convicted prisoners in Kenya from 2015 to 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241825/number-of-convicted-prisoners-in-kenya-by-gender/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Number of convicted prisoners in Kenya from 2015 to 2020, by gender." Chart. December 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241825/number-of-convicted-prisoners-in-kenya-by-gender/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Number of convicted prisoners in Kenya from 2015 to 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241825/number-of-convicted-prisoners-in-kenya-by-gender/
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Number of convicted prisoners in Kenya from 2015 to 2020, by gender [Graph], Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, December 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241825/number-of-convicted-prisoners-in-kenya-by-gender/
