Cuba is one of the Caribbean nations with the highest prison population rate as of August 2024. According to the latest data available at that time, there were 794 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants on this island, followed by the Bahamas, with 409 prisoners per 100,000 population. In some Caribbean countries, over 10 percent of the prison population were foreign nationals.
Prison population rates in Caribbean countries as of 2024
(in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants)
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ICPR (World Prison Brief). (August 27, 2024). Prison population rates in Caribbean countries as of 2024 (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/806798/prison-population-rates-caribbean-country/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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