The United States had the highest rate of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants of the G7 countries between 2010 and 2021. In 2021, there were more than 520 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants in the country. By comparison, the United Kingdom, who had the second highest prisoner rate, had less than 108 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants. Japan had the lowest rate at 36.
Number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants in the G7 countries from 2010 to 2021, by country
Worldwide, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States
Survey time period
2010 to 2021
Supplementary notes
The source collected the data from national authorities via the annual United Nations Crime Trends Survey (UN-CTS). Supplementary data has been taken from the World Prison Brief - Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research.
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