Namibia

Capital city — Windhoek

Country population
2,494,530
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2019
/ World Bank
Type of government
Semi-Presidential Republic
Human Development Index
0.646
(130/188)
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2019
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
17.1
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2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Safety and Security
Total number of prisoners
7,400
estimated figure.…
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2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
295
estimated figure
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2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
73 %
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07/2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
13
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2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
1.5 %
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07/2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.2 %
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07/2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
54 %
estimated percent…
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2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1990
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PdM

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Country-profile

Special populations

Female prisoners

1.5 % (108)

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07/2016

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Incarcerated minors

0.2 % (15)

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07/2016

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Percentage of untried prisoners

54 %

estimated percentage

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2015

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Death penalty is abolished

yes, since 1990

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