Burundi

Capital city — Bujumbura

Country population
11,890,781
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2020
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
86
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08/2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional republic (Presidential D…
Human Development Index
0.433
(185/188)
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2019
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
6.1
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2016
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
11,675
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31/08/2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
278 %
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31/08/2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
13
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2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
6.4 %
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31/08/2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
1.2 %
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31/08/2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
48 %
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31/08/2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2009
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Special populations

Female prisoners

6.4 %

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31/08/2021

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Incarcerated minors

1.2 %

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31/08/2021

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Percentage of untried prisoners

48 %

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31/08/2021

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Death penalty is abolished

yes, since 2009

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