Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Haiti
Haiti: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 83.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
83.6%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
1st
of 147 countries
All-time high
88.6%
in 2005
All-time low
66.8%
in 2017
Years of data
9
2005–2024
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Haiti, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 83.6% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Haiti peaked at 88.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 66.8%, in 2017.
Haiti ranks 1st of 147 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 88.6% | — |
| 2007 | 83.4% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | -18.8% |
| 2013 | 70.6% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 70.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 66.8% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 66.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 81.9% | +22.7% |
| 2024 | 83.6% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.0% | 83.4% | 88.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 66.8% | 70.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 81.9% | 83.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 2 Bangladesh 75.6% compare
- 3 India 73.5% compare
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 69.9% compare
More infrastructure data for Haiti
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.50 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 65.19 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,357 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0118 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -77.38 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,357 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6519 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Haiti?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Haiti was 83.6% 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.8% in 2017.
- How does Haiti rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Haiti ranks 1st out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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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