In 2018, the prison population rate in Bangladesh was approximately 51.6 prisoners per 100,000 population. This was an increase from 2014, when there were approximately 41 prisoners per 100,000 of the population in Bangladesh.
Prison population rates in Bangladesh from 2008 to 2018
(per 100,000 population)
*Prison population refers to persons held in prisons, penal institutions or correctional institutions on a specified day. It should exclude non-criminal prisoners held for administrative purposes, for example persons held pending investigation into their immigration status of foreign citizens without a legal right to stay held prior to removal.
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UNESCAP. (July 23, 2021). Prison population rates in Bangladesh from 2008 to 2018 (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/699719/prison-population-rates-bangladesh/
UNESCAP. "Prison population rates in Bangladesh from 2008 to 2018 (per 100,000 population)." Chart. July 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/699719/prison-population-rates-bangladesh/
UNESCAP. (2021). Prison population rates in Bangladesh from 2008 to 2018 (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/699719/prison-population-rates-bangladesh/
UNESCAP. "Prison Population Rates in Bangladesh from 2008 to 2018 (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/699719/prison-population-rates-bangladesh/
UNESCAP, Prison population rates in Bangladesh from 2008 to 2018 (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/699719/prison-population-rates-bangladesh/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Prison population rates in Bangladesh from 2008 to 2018 (per 100,000 population) [Graph], UNESCAP, July 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/699719/prison-population-rates-bangladesh/
