
Denmark
Capital city — Copenhagen
Country population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i02/2020Type of government
Human Development Index
0.93(11/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of incarcerated people
i02/2020Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
i2018/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 119Prison density
i02/2020Total number of prison facilities
i02/2020An NPM has been established
Number and percentage of incarcerated w…
i02/2020Number and percentage of incarcerated c…
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i02/2020The death penalty is abolished
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Special populations
Women
Number and percentage of incarcerated women
4.4 %
(182)
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Children
Number and percentage of incarcerated children
0.3 %
(12)
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People awaiting trial
Number and percentage of people awaiting trial in prison
38.2 %
(1,576)
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People sentenced to death
The death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1978
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