Prison population per 100,000 — all countries

Prison population per 100,000 — Republic of the Congo

Prison population per 100,000 in the Republic of the Congo in 2019 — 27 per 100k. Ranked 26 in the world out of 28. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 38.6%.

2019 27 per 100k −55% vs 2009
World rank 26of 28
Period maximum 60 per 100k2009
Period minimum 27 per 100k2019

Trend over time

2005–2019 · per 100,000 people

Prison population per 100,000 — Republic of the Congo, 2005–20192030405060200520072009201120132015201720192005: 44 per 100k2007: 44 per 100k2009: 60 per 100k2019: 27 per 100k
Change over the period: −17 (−38.64%) Average annual rate: -3.43 %
Prison population per 100,000 — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2019 27
2009 60
2007 44
2005 44

Middle Africa, 2019

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.