Egypt

Capital city — Cairo

Country population
110,990,103
i
2022
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
116
i
2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Unitary Republic
Human Development Index
0.728
(105/193)
i
2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
1.34
i
2017
/ UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of the Interior
Total number of prisoners
120,000
via US State Depa…
i
2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
Data not disclosed
Total number of prison facilities
78
i
2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
3.7 %
i
31/12/2006
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
Data not disclosed
Percentage of untried prisoners
33.3 %
estimated percent…
i
2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
i
PdM

Introduction

Prison Insider reports on the key data and figures available for this country in 2024. This information is collected from the World Prison Brief database, the Council of Europe’s annual penal statistics (SPACE) and prison administration reports. The information on prisons in this country still requires further developing.

Country population

110,990,103

2022

/ World Bank

Type of government

Unitary Republic

Human Development Index

0.728

(105/193)

2022

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

1.34

2017

/ UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Country population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…

Type of government

Human Development Index

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

Name of authority in charge of the pris…

Total number of prisoners

Prison density

Total number of prison facilities

An NPM has been established

Female prisoners

Incarcerated minors

Percentage of untried prisoners

Death penalty is abolished

Introduction

Country population

Type of government

Human Development Index

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)