In 2005, more than 10,000,000 people worldwide were incarcerated in prisons, led by the USA, China, and Russia. See below the top ten countries in terms of numbers of people incarcerated in prisons in 2005:
(Source: International Centre for Prison Studies)
1 United States of America 2,085,620
2 China 1,548,498
3 Russian Federation 763,054
4 Brazil 330,642
5 India 313,635
6 Ukraine 198,386
7 Mexico 191,890
8 South Africa 186,739
9 Thailand 168,264
10 Iran 133,658
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