Tanzania

Capital city — Dodoma

Country population
67,438,106
i
2023
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
50
i
03/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential)
Human Development Index
0.532
(167/193)
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 Home Affairs
Total number of prisoners
32,671
i
03/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
109 %
estimated percent…
i
04/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
126
i
2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
3.4 %
i
11/2011
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
3.9 %
i
09/2009
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
50 %
estimated percent…
i
06/2021
/ 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

67,438,106

2023

/ World Bank

Type of government

Constitutional Republic (Presidential)

Human Development Index

0.532

(167/193)

2022

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

Data not disclosed

Country population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…

Type of government

Human Development Index

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

Name of authority in charge of the pris…

Total number of prisoners

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)