Countries with the most prisoners 2023

Countries with the largest number of prisoners as of December 2023

CharacteristicNumber of detainees in thousands
United States 1,767
China 1,690
Brazil 840
India 573
Russian Federation 433
Turkey 341
Indonesia 267
Thailand 262
Mexico 234
Iran 189
Philippines 181
South Africa 157
Vietnam 134
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