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Prison population rate in Saint Martin

3,941.98

people held in prison per 100,000 people, 2024

Moderate trust, 71 of 100 Only one source (UNODC), so it cannot be checked against another.

Each source by year: people held in prison per 100,000 people
01,0002,0003,0004,0002011201520202024
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YearUNODC Data Portal, persons held in prisons
20112,387.47
20132,453.33
20152,515.45
20172,361.72
20192,413.44
20212,773.61
20223,183.18
20243,941.98

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Saint Martin among 224 countries

0 have a higher figure and 223 a lower one. Definitions differ between countries, and their years run from 2004 to 2026.

Lowest: Holy See, 0Highest: Saint Martin (French Part), 3,941.98
What this number counts
Counts
People held in prison, including pre-trial detainees, per 100,000 people
Where
Saint Martin (French Part)
When
Latest available: UNODC 2024 (a count on one day, or a yearly average where a country reports that)

The figure from UNODC, the only source that counts here.

Where the number comes from (1 source)
SourceFigure and yearDefinitionQualityCounts for
UNODC Data Portal, persons held in prisonsUnited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) · Police and justice recordsRetrieved 2026-10-26 · Data (Excel file)
3,941.982024
Persons held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions on one day, which UNODC says is typically 31 December of the year, total for both sexes and all ages, sentenced and unsentenced (pre-trial).

UNODC asks countries to leave out people held for immigration reasons. Rate per 100,000 from UNODC's population figures (UN World Population Prospects). 1,030 persons held. Latest year in the file. UNODC source codes for this country's series: WPB-ICPR.

Raw file: data_cts_prisons_and_prisoners.xlsx (UNODC, last updated 12 July 2026; file dated 30 September 2026).

5 of 5 checks
  • Yes: Method and definitions published. UNODC publishes the UN-CTS definitions and a metadata note for the dataset.
  • Yes: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. National figures sent by governments through the UN crime trends survey (UN-CTS) or other official channels.
  • Yes: Full count or representative sample. A count of everyone held on the reference day, not a sample.
  • Yes: Raw data downloadable. The whole dataset is a free Excel download from the UNODC data portal.
  • Yes: No known break or quality problem. UNODC marks no adjustment or estimate for this series.
100%

Better and more direct sources count for more. A source that only copies another does not count.

  • UNODC100%
How the trust score was worked out
Quality40 / 40

How well the sources are made

Agreement15 / 30

Unknown with one source, so set to half

Independence6 / 20

How many separate ways the number was measured

Freshness10 / 10

How recent the newest data is

How the score works

Who reports it, and since when

Which kinds of source measure this number, which years each one published, and where the reporting stops or has holes.

No source of these kinds: death and health registers, independent count.

  • Single source: nothing to check it against
  • UNODC: no figure here for 6 years between 2011 and 2024
Years each source has a figure here
'11'15'20'24UNODC

figure no figure here, inside its range no later figure recorded change

Why the numbers differ
  • Counting day: UNODC asks for the number held on one day, usually 31 December; SPACE counts on 31 January; the World Prison Brief shows the most recent figure it has found, which can be from any day or year, and for a few countries is an average over a year.
  • Who is included: all three aim to count pre-trial detainees as well as sentenced prisoners. UNODC asks countries to leave out people held for immigration reasons. SPACE asks each prison administration whether its total includes people in police custody, juvenile institutions, psychiatric hospitals, immigration detention or under electronic monitoring, and publishes an adjusted rate without them. WPB takes the national total as published and notes exceptions, such as China counting only sentenced prisoners or the United States including local jails.
  • Population denominator: UNODC divides by UN World Population Prospects estimates, SPACE by Eurostat population on 1 January (other sources for a few countries), and WPB by national or UN estimates for the date of the count, rounded to a whole number.
  • Copies: WPB takes many European figures from SPACE, and UNODC fills gaps with WPB figures. Where a source says so, or its count is identical, that line is shown but not counted again.
Common mistakes
  • Mixing stock and flow: UNODC also publishes "persons entering prison" during a year, which counts admissions, not the number held on one day. (source, retrieved 2026-10-26)
  • Comparing rates with different bases: some national agencies publish imprisonment rates per 100,000 adults, or for sentenced prisoners only, which are not comparable with rates per 100,000 of the whole population including pre-trial detainees.
  • Treating SPACE's adjusted rate as the official figure: the report says adjusted figures are comparable estimates, not official national data. (source, retrieved 2026-10-26)
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