Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Guyana
Guyana: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) was 38.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Guyana, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Guyana is 38.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 25.9% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Guyana peaked at 52.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2006.
That places Guyana 54th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 34.5% | — |
| 2005 | 32.2% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | -30.3% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | +74.7% |
| 2008 | 40.1% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 43.9% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 43.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 38.7% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 35.6% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | -19.1% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 35.9% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 46.7% | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 52.3% | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 38.7% | -25.9% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 38.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.6%, 1.5× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 38.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.0%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.4% | 22.4% | 43.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 30.3% | 43.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 44.5% | 38.7% | 52.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More infrastructure data for Guyana
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 924,876 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.56 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 123,604 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15.04 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1504 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 123,604 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.13 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Guyana?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Guyana was 38.7% 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2006.
- How does Guyana rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Guyana ranks 54th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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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