Egypt

Capital city — Cairo

Country population
110,990,103
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2022
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
116
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2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Unitary Republic
Human Development Index
0.728
(105/193)
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2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
1.34
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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…
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2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
Data not disclosed
Total number of prison facilities
78
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2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
3.7 %
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31/12/2006
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
Data not disclosed
Percentage of untried prisoners
33.3 %
estimated percent…
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2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
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PdM

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Overview

Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

116

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2022

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Total number of prisoners

120,000

via US State Department human rights report

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2022

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Prison density

Data not disclosed

Organisation

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of the Interior

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

78

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2021

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR