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Countries with the most prisoners as of July 2018

Countries with the largest number of prisoners, as of July 2018
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The data displays the countries with the most prisoners as of July 2018. The U.S. had the biggest number of prisoners worldwide with about 2.12 million people in prison.

United States of America 2121600
China 1649804
Brazil 682901
Russian Federation 592467
India 419623
Thailand 349804
Indonesia 249419
Turkey 232179
Iran 230000
Mexico 204749
Philippines 178661
South Africa 158111
Colombia 116058
Vietnam 115035
Ethiopia 113727
Egypt 106000
Peru 85727
Pakistan 83718
Bangladesh 83350
United Kingdom: England & Wales 82961

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