Benin
Capital city — Porto-Novo
Country population
i2022Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i12/2023Type of government
Human Development Index
0.504(173/193)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Data not disclosed
i2024Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
18,170via Amnesty Inter…
i12/2023Prison density
i12/2023Total number of prison facilities
i2019An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i14/12/2021Incarcerated minors
i14/12/2021Percentage of untried prisoners
55 %estimated percent…
i12/2023Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
138
i
12/2023
Total number of prisoners
Prison density
213.5 %
i
12/2023
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice, Legislation and Human Rights
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
11
i
2019