Statizoid

Australia vs Montenegro: Prison population rate

Australia
170 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2025
Montenegro
168 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2024
Australia rank
95th
Montenegro rank
98th

Prison population rate over time

  • Australia
  • Montenegro
050100150200250200020122025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 170 prisoners per 100,000 people against 168 prisoners per 100,000 people in Montenegro, a difference of 2 prisoners per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 95th and Montenegro ranks 98th of 202 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Prison population rate
Unit
prisoners per 100,000 people
Source
Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 2,155 data points, 1993–2026
Last refreshed

Prison population (including pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners), per 100,000 population.