Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 29.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Burkina Faso, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 29.0% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Burkina Faso peaked at 46.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 81st of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 43.7% | — |
| 2007 | 46.3% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 38.8% | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 44.4% | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 36.1% | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | -17.0% |
| 2024 | 29.0% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.0% | 43.7% | 46.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 37.3% | 44.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 29.0% | 36.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More infrastructure data for Burkina Faso
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 27.46 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 81,718 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.347 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.9155 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 81,718 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.17 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Burkina Faso?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Burkina Faso was 29.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Burkina Faso ranks 81st out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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