Zambia

Capital city — Lusaka

Country population
20,569,737
i
2023
/ World Bank
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential)
Human Development Index
0.569
(153/193)
i
2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
5.25
i
2015
/ UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Home Affairs
Total number of prisoners
25,372
i
01/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
125
i
01/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
238.2 %
i
01/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
90
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
3.3 %
i
05/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
7.2 %
i
05/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
20.1 %
i
01/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2022
i
PdM

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Introduction

Country population

20,569,737

i

2023

Type of government

Constitutional Republic (Presidential)

Human Development Index

0.569

(153/193)

i

2022

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

5.25

i

2015

/ UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime