Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) was 55.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Cameroon, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Cameroon stood at 55.5%.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Cameroon peaked at 81.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 2019.
That places Cameroon 25th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 81.4% | — |
| 2009 | 62.0% | -23.8% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 73.7% | +22.9% |
| 2012 | 62.2% | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 62.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 41.9% | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 61.9% | +47.7% |
| 2024 | 55.5% | -10.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 55.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.7%, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 55.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.7%, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +47.7% | 41.9% | 61.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.7% | 62.0% | 81.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 41.9% | 73.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 55.5% | 61.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More infrastructure data for Cameroon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 31.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,507 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2318 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 67,507 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Cameroon?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Cameroon was 55.5% 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 2019.
- How does Cameroon rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Cameroon ranks 25th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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