Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Burundi
Burundi: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 53.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Burundi, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Burundi is 53.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Burundi peaked at 71.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 2020.
That places Burundi 27th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 68.2% | — |
| 2006 | 65.2% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 71.1% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 64.7% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 62.6% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 51.1% | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 51.4% | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | -23.6% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | +28.3% |
| 2024 | 53.1% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.4% | 62.6% | 71.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 50.0% | 62.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 42.3% | 54.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 24 Cameroon 55.5% compare
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- 28 Armenia 52.2% compare
- 29 Switzerland 51.9% compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 51.1% compare
More infrastructure data for Burundi
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.65 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 63.16 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14,363 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1049 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.001 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 14,363 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6316 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Burundi?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Burundi was 53.1% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 2020.
- How does Burundi rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Burundi ranks 27th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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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