Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Fiji
Fiji: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 19.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Fiji, 2005–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Fiji is 19.9%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Fiji peaked at 27.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2005.
Fiji ranks 113th of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.5% | — |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +225.5% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 25.9% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | -23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 23.2% | 27.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More infrastructure data for Fiji
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.33 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 574.15 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 77,765 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.37 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0837 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 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 77,765 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 5.74 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Fiji?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Fiji was 19.9% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2005.
- How does Fiji rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Fiji ranks 113th out of 147 countries with data for 2021.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji 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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