Prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants reached 52.8 persons in 2012 in Japan, according to the United Nations. This is 3.93% less than in the previous year.
Historically, prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants in Japan reached an all time high of 63.9 persons in 2006 and an all time low of 36.4 persons in 1992.
Japan has been ranked 52nd within the group of 53 countries we follow in terms of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants.
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