Egypt
Capital city — Cairo
Country population
i2020Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i2020Type of government
Human Development Index
0.707(116/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i04/2021/ World Prison Brief, ICPR / Arabic Network for Human Rights Intervention (ANHRI)Prison density
Data not disclosed
Total number of prison facilities
i2021An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i12/2006Incarcerated minors
Data not disclosed
i12/2002Untried prisoners
i12/2006Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
118
i
2020
Total number of prisoners
120,000
i
04/2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR / Arabic Network for Human Rights Intervention (ANHRI)
Prison density
Data not disclosed
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of the Interior
Total number of prison facilities
78
i
2021