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Ukraine

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Verified 20 May 2026 · Data dated 31 Dec 2023
Fresh · 9d ago

Significant population decline since 2014 (loss of facilities in Crimea + occupied Donbas).

Data is aggregated from public sources and may be incomplete or out of date. Always verify with primary sources before acting on any figure. See data sources.

Prison population

44,024

Year: 2023

Rate per 100,000

116

Per 100,000 residents

Occupancy

53.9%

At or under capacity

Pre-trial / remand

36.5%

Share not yet sentenced

Female prisoners

5.6%

Foreign nationals

1.9%

Conditions risk — across 356 facilities

Average of our computed Conditions Risk Score across the country's facilities. Methodology · Browse highest-risk

national average

How Ukraine compares

vs Europe (16) & global averages
Rate per 100,000this: 116 · region: 107 · global: 214
Occupancy ratethis: 54% · region: 99% · global: 125%
Pre-trial sharethis: 37% · region: 27% · global: 32%

The vertical ticks mark the global (grey) and regional (amber) means. Bars are clipped at the high end for readability.

Prison population over time

Annual figures, latest survey year
2000: 218,800-77.2% over 21y2021: 49,823

What we know — and don't

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What we don't know

  • Conditions in occupied territories not within national MoJ reporting.

Prisons in Ukraine

Browse all 356

356 facilities in our database — showing the first 24.

Data completeness

100%

Score based on how many fields are populated. We surface this so you know where the gaps are.

National population
37,860,0002023
Source-verified
20 May 2026
Source links
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Sources

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