Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bahamas
Bahamas: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 32.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bahamas, 2005–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bahamas is 32.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 27.8% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bahamas peaked at 62.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2005.
That places Bahamas 71st out of 147 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.3% | — |
| 2010 | 39.1% | +75.7% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | +46.1% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | -24.8% |
| 2017 | 62.0% | +44.2% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 62.2% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | -58.9% |
| 2023 | 32.7% | +27.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 39.1% | 62.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 25.6% | 62.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 68 Ecuador 34.6% compare
- 69 Sao Tome and Principe 32.8% compare
- 70 Solomon Islands 32.7% compare
- 72 Malaysia 32.6% compare
- 73 Vanuatu 32.3% compare
- 74 Seychelles 31.6% compare
More infrastructure data for Bahamas
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 387,960 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 96.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 93,084 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.2 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.232 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 93,084 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9668 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bahamas?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bahamas was 32.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2005.
- How does Bahamas rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Bahamas ranks 71st out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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