Burundi

Capital city — Bujumbura

Country population
11,175,537
i
2018
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
85
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional republic (Presidential D…
Human Development Index
0.423
(185/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
6
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
10,832
i
07/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
258 %
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07/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
13
i
07/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
5.4 %
i
09/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
1.1 %
i
07/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
49.8 %
i
07/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2009
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Introduction

Country population

11,175,537

i

2018

Type of government

Constitutional republic (Presidential Democracy)

Human Development Index

0.423

(185/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

6

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report