
New Zealand
Capital city — Wellington
Country population
i2022Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i03/2024Type of government
Human Development Index
0.939(16/193)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of incarcerated people
i31/03/2024Prison density
i30/06/2019Total number of prison facilities
i2022An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i31/03/2024Incarcerated minors
i31/03/2024Percentage of untried prisoners
i31/03/2024Death penalty is abolished
i2021/ PdM
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Overview
Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
179
i
03/2024
Total number of incarcerated people
9,508
i
31/03/2024
Prison density
93.8 %
i
30/06/2019
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Department of Corrections (Ministry of Justice)
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
18
i
2022