
Iran
Capital city — Tehran
Country population
i2022Type of government
Human Development Index
0.78(78/193)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Data not disclosed
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of incarcerated people
189,000via a national re…
i01/01/2020Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i2020Prison density
153 %estimated percent…
i2018Total number of prison facilities
i2014An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
3.1 %estimated percent…
i12/2014Incarcerated minors
i12/2014Percentage of untried prisoners
i12/2014Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
The Judiciary
Prison population
Total number of incarcerated people
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
228
i
2020
Prison density
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
253
i
2014