Number of prison inmates Japan 2014-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 17, 2025

In 2023, the total number of inmates in Japanese penal institutions amounted to approximately 40,180. The number included inmates who were sentenced to imprisonment, sentenced to death penalty, and awaiting judgment. It also contained defaulters in workhouses, detainees under warrants of arrest or subject to court-ordered confinement, and juveniles temporarily committed for a protective measure. 

Number of inmate population of penal institutions in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s)

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Release date

December 2024

Region

Japan

Survey time period

2014 to 2023; as of December 31 of each year

Supplementary notes

Values have been rounded.

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