Iran

Capital city — Tehran

Country population
78,590,000
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
287
i
2014
/ ICPR
Type of government
Islamic Republic
Human Development Index
0.774
i
2016
/ UNDP
Total number of incarcerated people
225,624
i
2014
/ ICPR
Prison density
161 %
i
2014
/ ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
253
i
2014
An NPM has been established
No
Number and percentage of incarcerated w…
3 %
i
2014
/ ICPR
Number and percentage of people awaitin…
25.1 %
i
2014
/ ICPR
The death penalty is abolished
No

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Special populations

Women

Number and percentage of incarcerated women

3 % (6,880)

i

2014

/ ICPR

People awaiting trial

Number and percentage of people awaiting trial in prison

25.1 % (56,650)

i

2014

/ ICPR

People sentenced to death

The death penalty is abolished

No

Number of death sentences

81

low estimation

i

2014

/ Peinedemort.org

Number of executions

567

low estimation

i

2016

/ Peinedemort.org

Foreign nationals

Number and percentage of foreign nationals in prison

2.9 %

i

2014

/ ICPR