Faeroe Islands

Capital city — Tórshavn

Country population
53,090
i
2022
/ World Bank
Type of government
Constitutional Monarchy
Human Development Index
-
i
2008
/ Population Data
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice, Denmark
Total number of prisoners
12
average figure fo…
i
2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
23
i
2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
87.9 %
i
2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
1
i
2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2007
Female prisoners
0 %
i
09/2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
Data not disclosed
Percentage of untried prisoners
65.9 %
average percentag…
i
2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1978
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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

53,090

2022

/ World Bank

Type of government

Constitutional Monarchy

Human Development Index

0.95

2008

/ Population Data

Country population

Type of government

Human Development Index

Name of authority in charge of the pris…

Total number of prisoners

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…

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