Prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants reached 333 persons in 2007 in South Africa, according to the United Nations. This is 2.97% more than in the previous year.
Historically, prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants in South Africa reached an all time high of 394 persons in 2003 and an all time low of 265 persons in 1992.
South Africa has been ranked 4th within the group of 62 countries we follow in terms of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants.
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