Albania
Capital city — Tirana
Country population
i2020Type of government
Human Development Index
0.79569/188
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i12/2020Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i2020/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 34.Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
i2020/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 125.Prison density
i2020Total number of prison facilities
i2017An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i2020Incarcerated minors
i12/2020Percentage of untried prisoners
i01/01/2020Death penalty is abolished
+
Special populations
Women
Female prisoners
2 %
(91)
i
2020
Percentage of untried female prisoners
40.7 %
(37)
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 46
Percentage of foreign female prisoners
1.1 %
(1)
i
31/01/2021
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 46
Mothers are allowed to keep their children with them
yes, until 3 years old
i
2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 33
Minors
Minimum age of imprisonment for minors
14 years old
i
2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 42
Incarcerated minors
0.5 %
i
12/2020
Foreign prisoners
Number and percentage of foreign prisoners
2.3 %
(114)
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 63
Long-term prisoners
People serving a life sentence
6.3 %
(176)
i
2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 54
Untried prisoners
Percentage of untried prisoners
50.7 %
(2,354)
i
01/01/2020
Elderly prisoners
Number and percentage of elderly prisoners
Death penalty prisoners
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2007
Number of death sentenced prisoners awaiting execution
-