Austria

Capital city — Vienna

Country population
8,820,000
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
94
i
2017
/ ICPR
Type of government
Parliamentary republic
Human Development Index
0.893
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
8,290
i
2017
/ ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
27
An NPM has been established
Yes
created in 2012
Female prisoners
6.2 %
i
2017
/ ICPR
Untried prisoners
23.6 %
i
2017
/ ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 1968

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Overview

Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

94

i

2017

/ ICPR

Total number of prisoners

8,290

i

2017

/ ICPR

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of Justice

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

27

Total official capacity of the prison facilities

8,738

i

2017

/ ICPR