This statistic shows the number of sentenced prisoners in China in selected years from 1979 to 2018. In 1979, there were around 621,000 sentenced prisoners in China. People held in detention centers and pre-trial detainees were excluded from that figure.
Number of sentenced prisoners in China from 1979 to 2018 (in 1,000s)
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Ministry of Justice (China), & ICPR. (July 17, 2023). Number of sentenced prisoners in China from 1979 to 2018 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/251216/number-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-china/
Ministry of Justice (China), und ICPR. "Number of sentenced prisoners in China from 1979 to 2018 (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251216/number-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-china/
Ministry of Justice (China), ICPR. (2023). Number of sentenced prisoners in China from 1979 to 2018 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251216/number-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-china/
Ministry of Justice (China), and ICPR. "Number of Sentenced Prisoners in China from 1979 to 2018 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251216/number-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-china/
Ministry of Justice (China) & ICPR, Number of sentenced prisoners in China from 1979 to 2018 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251216/number-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-china/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Number of sentenced prisoners in China from 1979 to 2018 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Justice (China), & ICPR, July 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/251216/number-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-china/