Afghanistan

Capital city — Kaboul

Country population
38,041,754
i
2019
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
87
i
10/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Islamic Republic
Human Development Index
0.511
(169/188)
i
2019
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
6.7
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
- Ministry of the Interior - Ministry o…
Total number of prisoners
30,748
i
2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
180 %
i
10/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
251
i
2013
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
2.6 %
i
2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
4 %
i
2007
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
31.3 %
i
2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no

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Special populations

Female prisoners

2.6 % (814)

i

2018

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Incarcerated minors

4 %

i

2007

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Percentage of untried prisoners

31.3 % (8,297)

i

2014

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Death penalty is abolished

no