Iran

Capital city — Tehran

Country population
81,800,269
i
2018
/ World Bank
Type of government
Islamic Republic
Human Development Index
0.797
(65/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
2.5
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
The Judiciary
Total number of prisoners
240,000
i
2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
294
i
2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
153 %
estimated percent…
i
2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
253
i
2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
3.1 %
estimated percent…
i
12/2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.5 %
i
12/2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
25.1 %
i
12/2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
i
PdM

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Introduction

Country population

81,800,269

i

2018

Type of government

Islamic Republic

Human Development Index

0.797

(65/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

2.5

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report