China
Capital city —
Country population
i2023Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
119sentenced persons…
i2018Type of government
Human Development Index
0.788(75/193)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
1,690,000This figure only…
i31/12/2018Prison density
Data not disclosed
Total number of prison facilities
683This figure only…
An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
8.6 %This figure only…
i31/12/2018Incarcerated minors
0.8 %in Ministry of Ju…
i31/12/2013Percentage of untried prisoners
Data not disclosed
i2014Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
119
sentenced persons under the authority of the Ministry of Justice
i
2018
Total number of prisoners
1,690,000
i
31/12/2018
This figure only concerns the number of people sentenced and incarcerated in facilities under the authority of the Ministry of Justice.
Prison density
Data not disclosed
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice (sentenced prisoners), Ministry of Public Security (pre-trial detainees)
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
683
This figure only concerns the number of facilities under the authority of the Ministry of Justice for sentenced people.