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Prison population rates in South America 2022, by country

Published by Teresa Romero, Oct 14, 2022
The South American nation with the highest prison population rate in 2022 was Uruguay, with 408 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Brazil, with 389 prisoners. The country of South America with the lowest prison population rate was Bolivia, with 175 per 100,000 persons.

Prison population rates in South America as of 2022, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants)

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Release date

October 2022

Region

Central and South America

Survey time period

as of October 2022

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