Prison population per 100,000 — all countries

Prison population per 100,000 — Mauritius

Prison population per 100,000 in Mauritius in 2025 — 215 per 100k. Ranked 19 in the world out of 54. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 56.9%.

2025 215 per 100k +9.69% vs 2022
World rank 19of 54
Period maximum 219 per 100k2012
Period minimum 137 per 100k2000

Trend over time

2000–2025 · per 100,000 people

Prison population per 100,000 — Mauritius, 2000–20251251501752002252000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 137 per 100k2002: 203 per 100k2004: 211 per 100k2006: 182 per 100k2008: 177 per 100k2010: 196 per 100k2012: 219 per 100k2014: 176 per 100k2016: 175 per 100k2018: 194 per 100k2020: 217 per 100k2022: 196 per 100k2025: 215 per 100k
Change over the period: +78 (+56.93%) Average annual rate: 1.82 %
Prison population per 100,000 — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2025 215 — —
2022 196 — —
2020 217 — —
2018 194 — —
2016 175 — —
2014 176 — —
2012 219 — —
2010 196 — —
2008 177 — —
2006 182 — —
2004 211 — —
2002 203 — —
2000 137 — —

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.