Prison population per 100,000 — all countries

Prison population per 100,000 — Colombia

Prison population per 100,000 in Colombia in 2025 — 199 per 100k. Ranked 20 in the world out of 54. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 55.5%.

2025 199 per 100k +3.65% vs 2022
World rank 20of 54
Period maximum 243 per 100k2016
Period minimum 127 per 100k2002

Trend over time

2000–2025 · per 100,000 people

Prison population per 100,000 — Colombia, 2000–20251001502002502000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 128 per 100k2002: 127 per 100k2004: 159 per 100k2006: 136 per 100k2008: 155 per 100k2010: 183 per 100k2012: 242 per 100k2014: 237 per 100k2016: 243 per 100k2018: 239 per 100k2020: 193 per 100k2022: 192 per 100k2025: 199 per 100k
Change over the period: +71 (+55.47%) Average annual rate: 1.78 %
Prison population per 100,000 — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2025 199
2022 192
2020 193
2018 239
2016 243
2014 237
2012 242
2010 183
2008 155
2006 136
2004 159
2002 127
2000 128

South America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of persons held in correctional institutions and pretrial detention facilities per 100,000 people. The indicator covers both the convicted and those under investigation — in a number of countries the second group makes up more than half. UNODC data, collected from national prison services.

Important: The indicator does not measure the level of crime. A high value is just as likely to reflect harsh judicial practice as an actual crime problem.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.