Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Caribbean
Caribbean: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 38.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Caribbean, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 38.8% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Caribbean peaked at 40.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2004.
That places Caribbean 6th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 34.9% | — |
| 2004 | 33.2% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 33.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 36.3% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 36.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 37.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 38.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 37.2% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 38.1% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 37.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 39.1% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 39.9% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 40.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 39.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 39.1% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 38.8% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.1% | 33.2% | 36.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 36.6% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 38.8% | 40.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Caribbean?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Caribbean was 38.8% 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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2004.
- How does Caribbean rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Caribbean ranks 6th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean 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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