Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Ghana
Ghana: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 10.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Ghana, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Ghana stood at 10.5%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Ghana peaked at 29.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2024.
That places Ghana 137th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.2% | — |
| 2010 | 25.0% | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | -21.3% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -23.7% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.2% | 29.2% | 29.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 12.0% | 25.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 10.5% | 11.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More infrastructure data for Ghana
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 39.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.65 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 269,356 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.7824 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0078 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 269,356 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Ghana?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Ghana was 10.5% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Ghana ranks 137th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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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