Lebanon

Capital city — Beirut

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
141
i
10/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Country population
5,805,962
i
2024
/ World Bank
Type of government
Parliamentary Republic
Human Development Index
0.752
(102/193)
i
2023
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
2.24
i
2020
/ United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Internal Affairs
A decree on 28 Au…
Total number of incarcerated people
9,254
i
10/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
194.4 %
The Director Gene…
i
12/01/2025
/ Ici Beyrouth
Total number of prison facilities
25
i
2022
/ Ministry of Justice
An NPM has been established
yes
Several proposals…
Number and percentage of incarcerated w…
2.9 %
i
08/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Number and percentage of incarcerated c…
0.2 %
i
10/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Number and percentage of people awaitin…
87.1 %
Around 83% of the…
i
12/01/2025
/ Ici Beyrouth
The death penalty is abolished
no
The death penalty…

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