Ireland

Capital city — Dublin

Country population
5,194,336
i
01/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 3.
Type of government
Parliamentary Republic
Human Development Index
0.955
(2/188)
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2020
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
0.9
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2020
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Department of Justice and Equality
Total number of prisoners
4,950
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31/05/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
92
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31/05/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
7
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2022
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 31.
Prison density
109.7 %
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31/05/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
12
i
2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
5.1 %
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31/05/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.8 %
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31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 6.
Percentage of untried prisoners
19.1 %
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31/05/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1990

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