Niger

Capital city — Niamey

Country population
22,442,948
i
2018
/ World Bank
Type of government
Semi-Presidential Republic
Human Development Index
0.377
(189/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
4.4
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
9,570
i
10/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
44
i
10/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
96 %
i
10/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
32
i
12/2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
3.2 %
i
12/2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
4.7 %
i
12/2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
53.8 %
i
12/2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no, but abolitionist in practice
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Introduction

Country population

22,442,948

i

2018

Type of government

Semi-Presidential Republic

Human Development Index

0.377

(189/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

4.4

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report