Lesotho

Capital city — Maseru

Country population
2,305,825
i
2022
/ World Bank
Type of government
Constitutional Monarchy
Human Development Index
0.521
(168/193)
i
2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Data not disclosed
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and C…
Total number of prisoners
2,216
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
104
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
70.6 %
i
30/08/2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
14
i
2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
2.9 %
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
2.2 %
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
19.5 %
i
30/08/2014
/ 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

2,305,825

2022

/ World Bank

Type of government

Constitutional Monarchy

Human Development Index

0.521

(168/193)

2022

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

Data not disclosed

Country population

Type of government

Human Development Index

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

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

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)