Iran: Imprisonment rate
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Iran |
Number of prisoners per 100,000 people |
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Latest value | 283 |
Year | 2017 |
Measure | prisoners per 100,000 people |
Data availability | 2004 - 2017 |
Average | 249 |
Min - Max | 192 - 293 |
Source | The UN office on drugs and crime |
The latest value from 2017 is 283 prisoners per 100,000 people, a decline from 289 prisoners per 100,000 people in 2014. In comparison, the world average is 182 prisoners per 100,000 people, based on data from 146 countries. Historically, the average for Iran from 2004 to 2017 is 249 prisoners per 100,000 people. The minimum value, 192 prisoners per 100,000 people, was reached in 2005 while the maximum of 293 prisoners per 100,000 people was recorded in 2011.
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Definition: Number of prisoners per 100,000 people.
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