Albania

Capital city — Tirana

Country population
2,900,000
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
178
i
01/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential D…
Human Development Index
0.791
(69/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
2.3
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
5,063
i
01/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
14.6
i
2018
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 119
Prison density
85 %
i
01/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
23
i
2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2008
Female prisoners
2 %
i
01/2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 43
Incarcerated minors
0.5 %
i
01/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
45.2 %
i
01/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2007
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Introduction

Country population

2,900,000

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Type of government

Constitutional Republic (Presidential Democracy)

Human Development Index

0.791

(69/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

2.3

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report