Belgium

Capital city — Brussels

Country population
11,200,000
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
99
i
2015
/ ICPR
Type of government
Parliamentary monarchy
Human Development Index
0.896
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Federal Public Service Justice (FPS Jus…
Total number of prisoners
11,040
i
2015
/ ICPR
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
8.2
months
i
2014
/ SPACE
Prison density
110 %
i
2015
/ ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
45
i
2016
An NPM has been established
No
Female prisoners
4.4 %
i
2015
/ ICPR
Incarcerated minors
1 %
i
2015
/ ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
31.7 %
i
2015
/ ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 1996

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Overview

Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

99

i

2015

/ ICPR

Total number of prisoners

11,040

i

2015

/ ICPR

Average length of imprisonment (in months)

8.2

months

i

2014

/ SPACE

Prison density

110 %

i

2015

/ ICPR

Organisation

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Federal Public Service Justice (FPS Justice)

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

45

i

2016