New Zealand

Capital city — Wellington

Country population
5,124,100
i
2022
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
179
i
03/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
constitutional parliamentary monarchy
Human Development Index
0.939
(16/193)
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2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
1.11
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2021
/ UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Department of Corrections (Ministry of…
Total number of prisoners
9,508
i
31/03/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
93.8 %
i
30/06/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
18
i
2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2007
Female prisoners
6.5 %
i
31/03/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
1.4 %
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31/03/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
44.1 %
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31/03/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1989
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2021
/ PdM

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