Armenia

Capital city — Yerevan

Country population
2,965,300
i
2019
/ Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
76
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Parliamentary Republic
Human Development Index
0.76
(81/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
2.4
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
2,267
i
01/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
42 %
i
01/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
11
i
2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2008
Female prisoners
3.2 %
i
01/2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 43
Incarcerated minors
0.2 %
i
09/2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
41 %
i
01/2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 47
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2003
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PdM

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Introduction

Country population

2,965,300

i

2019

/ Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia

Type of government

Parliamentary Republic

Human Development Index

0.76

(81/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

2.4

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report