Prison population per 100,000 — all countries

Prison population per 100,000 — Zimbabwe

Prison population per 100,000 in Zimbabwe in 2025 — 150 per 100k. Ranked 31 in the world out of 54. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 8.5%.

2025 150 per 100k +10.29% vs 2021
World rank 31of 54
Period maximum 164 per 100k2000
Period minimum 96 per 100k2010

Trend over time

2000–2025 · per 100,000 people

Prison population per 100,000 — Zimbabwe, 2000–2025801001201401601802000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 164 per 100k2004: 152 per 100k2006: 137 per 100k2008: 103 per 100k2010: 96 per 100k2014: 129 per 100k2017: 137 per 100k2019: 133 per 100k2021: 136 per 100k2025: 150 per 100k
Change over the period: −14 (−8.54%) Average annual rate: -0.36 %
Prison population per 100,000 — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2025 150
2021 136
2019 133
2017 137
2014 129
2010 96
2008 103
2006 137
2004 152
2000 164

Eastern Africa, 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.