
Switzerland
Capital city — Bern
Country population
i2023/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 3.Type of government
Federal state(with directorate…
Human Development Index
0.967(1/193)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of incarcerated people
i31/01/2024Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i31/01/2024Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
i2022/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 31.Prison density
i31/01/2024Total number of prison facilities
i2024An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i31/01/2024Incarcerated minors
i31/01/2024Percentage of untried prisoners
i31/01/2024Death penalty is abolished
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Special populations
Women
Female prisoners
5.7 %
(395)
i
31/01/2024
Percentage of untried female prisoners
49.7 %
(190)
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 7a.
Percentage of foreign female prisoners
Data not disclosed
Mothers are allowed to keep their children with them
yes, until 3 years old
i
2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 2.3.
Minors
Minimum age of imprisonment for minors
15 years old
i
2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 5.
Incarcerated minors
0.7 %
(48)
i
31/01/2024
Foreign prisoners
Number and percentage of foreign prisoners
72.3 %
(4,975)
i
31/01/2024
Long-term prisoners
People serving a life sentence
0.4 %
(27)
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 10.
Untried prisoners
Percentage of untried prisoners
22.9 %
(1,576)
i
31/01/2024
Elderly prisoners
Number and percentage of elderly prisoners
Data not disclosed
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 6.
Death penalty prisoners
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1999