APCCA Statistics

Correctional Statistics for Asia and the Pacific, 2000

The statistical tables shown in the following pages were developed from information submitted by participants in the 20th Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators, in Sydney, Australia, during November 2000.

Delegates were invited to suggest any changes that were needed in these statistics during the course of the conference, or by mail or fax in the following three weeks. All suggested changes have been incorporated.

It should be noted that international comparisons must be made with caution as it is not possible to ensure that all nations in the region have used the terminology in the same way.

David Biles

Table 1
Prisoners by Gender and imprisonment Rates, Asia and the Pacific, mid 2000

  Male Female Total ('000) General Population Imprisonment Rate
Australia 19563 1300 20863 19162 108.9
Brunei Darussalam 311 22 333 338.4 98.4
Cambodia 5214 288 5502 12000 45.9
Canada 30790 1621 32411 30300 107.0
China 1380307 47100 1427407 1300000 109.8
Cook Islands 22 1 23 15 153.3
Fiji 1168 17 1185 777 152.5
Hong Kong, China 9830 1321 11151 6800 164.0
Indonesia 51592 1807 53399 210486 25.4
Japan 53141 2992 56133 126700 44.3
Kiribati 56 1 57 78 73.1
Korea, Rep. 60801 3237 64038 47336 135.3
Macau, China 817 78 895 431 207.7
Malaysia 24748 1246 25994 25000 104.0
New Zealand 5382 266 5648 3812.8 148.1
Singapore 12665 1126 13791 4000 344.8
Sri Lanka 16188 662 16850 19000 88.7
Thailand 170208 35803 206011 61662 334.1
Tonga 67 1 68 123 55.3
Tuvalu 6 0 6 9 66.7

From the figures in this table the weighted average imprisonment rate has been calculated as 104.0 per 1 000,000 population

Prisoners per 100,000 of the population, Asia and Pacific, mid 2000

Table 2
Unconvicted Remandees, Percent and Rate, Asia and the Pacific, mid 2000

  Unconvicted Remandees Percent Remandees Remand Rate per 100,000 population
Australia 3788 18.2 19.8
Brunei Darussalam 32 9.6 9.5
Cambodia 1967 35.8 16.4
Canada 6472 20 21.4
Cook Islands 2 8.7 13.3
Fiji 63 5.3 8.1
Hong Kong, China 1094 9.8 16.1
Indonesia 20980 39.3 10
Japan 10473 18.7 8.3
Kiribati 7 12.3 9.0
Korea, Rep. 24854 38.8 52.5
Macau, China 258 28.8 59.9
Malaysia 7744 29.8 31.0
New Zealand 749 13.3 19.6
Singapore 2311 16.8 57.8
Sri Lanka 8225 48.8 43.3
Thailand 80086 38.9 129.9

Table 3
Prison Staff and Staff/Prisoner Ratios, Asia and the Pacific, mid 2000

  Total Prison Staff Prisoners per Staff Member
Australia* 6970 3.0
Brunei Darussalam 118 2.8
Cambodia 1124 4.9
Canada 23262 1.4
China 286345 5.0
Cook Islands 19 1.2
Fiji 332 3.6
Hong Kong, China 6514 1.7
Indonesia 24737 2.2
Japan 17055 3.3
Kiribati 35 1.6
Korea, Rep. 12129 5.3
Macau, China 373 2.4
Malaysia 9100 2.9
New Zealand 2750 2.1
Sri Lanka 5139 3.3
Thailand 10123 20.4
Tonga 83 0.8

*The Australian data excludes staff in private prisons in Victoria

Table 4
Probation and Parole numbers and rates, Asia and the Pacific, mid 2000

  Offenders serving Probation Orders Probation Rate Offenders serving Parole Orders Parole Rate
Australia 40539 211.6 7611 39.7
Canada 111433 367.8 9925 32.8
China     30075 2.3
Cook Islands 4 26.7 1 6.7
Fiji 160 20.6 27 3.5
Hong Kong, China 4831 71 2744 40.4
Indonesia 802 0.4 3966 1.9
Japan 15105 11.9 6317 5.0
Kiribati     4 5.1
Korea, Rep. 52658 111.2 12407 26.3
New Zealand 17726 464.9 1502 39.4
Singapore 36 0.9    
Sri Lanka     123 0.6
Thailand 131933 214.0 23348 37.9