Iraq

Capital city — Baghdad

Country population
44,496,122
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2022
/ World Bank
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential d…
Human Development Index
0.673
(128/193)
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2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
15.4
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2021
/ UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
73,715
via Iraq High Com…
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23/05/2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
179
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05/2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
139.2 %
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31/12/2013
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
24
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2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
2.6 %
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2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
3.6 %
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2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
29.8 %
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23/05/2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
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