Prison population per 100,000 — all countries

Prison population per 100,000 — Dominican Republic

Prison population per 100,000 in the Dominican Republic in 2025 — 219 per 100k. Ranked 18 in the world out of 54. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 26.6%.

2025 219 per 100k −5.6% vs 2022
World rank 18of 54
Period maximum 248 per 100k2020
Period minimum 140 per 100k2004

Trend over time

2000–2025 · per 100,000 people

Prison population per 100,000 — Dominican Republic, 2000–20251001502002502000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 173 per 100k2002: 184 per 100k2004: 140 per 100k2006: 145 per 100k2008: 170 per 100k2010: 208 per 100k2012: 235 per 100k2014: 241 per 100k2016: 238 per 100k2018: 238 per 100k2020: 248 per 100k2022: 232 per 100k2025: 219 per 100k
Change over the period: +46 (+26.59%) Average annual rate: 0.95 %
Prison population per 100,000 — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2025 219
2022 232
2020 248
2018 238
2016 238
2014 241
2012 235
2010 208
2008 170
2006 145
2004 140
2002 184
2000 173

Caribbean, 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.