Mozambique

Capital city — Maputo

Country population
31,255,435
i
2020
/ World Bank
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Semi-President…
Human Development Index
0.456
(181/188)
i
2019
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
2.5
i
2016
/ WHO, World Health Organization
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
18,378
i
2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
57
i
2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
233 %
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
139
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2013
Female prisoners
2.9 %
i
12/2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
8.6 %
i
12/2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
30.2 %
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1990
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PdM

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Overview

Organisation

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of Justice

Prison population

Total number of prisoners

18,378

i

2020

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

57

i

2020

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Prison density

233 %

i

2019

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

139

i

2019

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR