Prison population rate in Haiti
Haiti: Prison population rate was 59 prisoners per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prison population rate in Haiti, 2000–2025
Source: Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in prisoners per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2025, prison population rate in Haiti stood at 59 prisoners per 100,000 people.
The figure is down 40.4% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prison population rate in Haiti peaked at 105 prisoners per 100,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21 prisoners per 100,000 people, in 2004.
Haiti ranks 174th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.5 prisoners per 100,000 people | 21 prisoners per 100,000 people | 83 prisoners per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 87.4 prisoners per 100,000 people | 53 prisoners per 100,000 people | 105 prisoners per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 2020s | 84 prisoners per 100,000 people | 59 prisoners per 100,000 people | 99 prisoners per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 171 Netherlands 64 prisoners per 100,000 people compare
- 172 Mozambique 63 prisoners per 100,000 people compare
- 173 Liberia 60 prisoners per 100,000 people compare
- 174 Togo 59 prisoners per 100,000 people compare
- 176 Mauritania 57 prisoners per 100,000 people compare
- 176 Papua New Guinea 57 prisoners per 100,000 people compare
More population data for Haiti
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 858,550 people (2100)
- Population density 549.75 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.62 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 5 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.62 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.62 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.66 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prison population rate in Haiti?
- Prison population rate in Haiti was 59 prisoners per 100,000 people in 2025, according to Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prison population rate recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 105 prisoners per 100,000 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest prison population rate recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 prisoners per 100,000 people in 2004.
- How does Haiti rank for prison population rate?
- Haiti ranks 174th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prison population rate rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Prison population rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prison population (including pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners), per 100,000 population.