Prison population per 100,000 — all countries

Prison population per 100,000 — Kuwait

Prison population per 100,000 in Kuwait in 2023 — 101 per 100k. Ranked 25 in the world out of 34. Since 2002, the indicator has fallen by 28.9%.

2023 101 per 100k −13.68% vs 2018
World rank 25of 34
Period maximum 142 per 100k2002
Period minimum 101 per 100k2023

Trend over time

2002–2023 · per 100,000 people

Prison population per 100,000 — Kuwait, 2002–2023100120140160200220052008201120142017202020232002: 142 per 100k2009: 142 per 100k2018: 117 per 100k2023: 101 per 100k
Change over the period: −41 (−28.87%) Average annual rate: -1.61 %
Prison population per 100,000 — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 101
2018 117
2009 142
2002 142

Western Asia, 2023

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.