Taiwan

Capital city — Taipei

Country population
23,950,214
i
2024
/ Worldometers
Type of government
Semi-Presidential Republic
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
56,481
i
30/04/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
241
from figures by N…
i
04/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
114.8 %
i
31/05/2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
49
i
2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
9.1 %
i
30/04/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
1.9 %
i
31/08/2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
5.6 %
i
30/04/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
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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

23,950,214

2024

/ Worldometers

Type of government

Semi-Presidential Republic

Country population

Type of government

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