North Macedonia

Capital city — Skopje

Country population
2,082,958
i
2018
/ World Bank
Type of government
Parliamentary Republic
Human Development Index
0.759
(82/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
1.5
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
2,330
i
01/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
112
i
01/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
14
i
2018
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 120.
Prison density
93 %
i
01/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
14
i
2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2011
i
2011
/ APT
Female prisoners
3 %
i
01/2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 44.
Incarcerated minors
0.9 %
i
09/2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Untried prisoners
12.6 %
i
01/2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 48.
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1991
i
PdM

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Introduction

Country population

2,082,958

i

2018

Type of government

Parliamentary Republic

Human Development Index

0.759

(82/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

1.5

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report