Yemen

Capital city — Sana'a

Country population
28,498,687
i
2018
/ World Bank
Type of government
Unitary Republic
Human Development Index
0.463
(177/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
6.7
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of the Interior
Total number of prisoners
14,000
estimated figure
i
07/2013
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
53
estimated figure
i
07/2013
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
Data not disclosed
Total number of prison facilities
43
i
2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
1.6 %
i
2013
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
1.9 %
i
2013
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
70.1 %
i
2013
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
i
PdM

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Introduction

Country population

28,498,687

i

2018

Type of government

Unitary Republic

Human Development Index

0.463

(177/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

6.7

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report