Sweden
Capital city — Stockholm
Country population
i01/2019/ EurostatType of government
Human Development Index
0.937(8/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i01/2019/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 30Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i01/2019/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 30Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
i2018/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 120Prison density
i01/2019/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 72Total number of prison facilities
i2015An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i01/2019/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 44Incarcerated minors
i10/2016Percentage of untried prisoners
i01/2019/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 48Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice
Prison population
Total number of prisoners
6,109
i
01/2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 30
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
59.7
i
01/2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 30
Average length of imprisonment (in months)
8.2
i
2018
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 120
Prison density
93 %
i
01/2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 72
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
79
i
2015