Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Jamaica
Jamaica: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 39.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Jamaica, 2003–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Jamaica stood at 39.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.8% on the previous year and up 131.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Jamaica peaked at 39.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2009.
That places Jamaica 49th out of 147 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 11.5% | — |
| 2005 | 16.6% | +43.8% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | -23.9% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +106.8% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | -25.8% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | +31.6% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +23.2% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 39.2% | +47.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 11.4% | 16.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 16.9% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 25.3% | 39.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More infrastructure data for Jamaica
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.34 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 453,882 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15.99 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1599 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 453,882 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.18 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Jamaica?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Jamaica was 39.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2009.
- How does Jamaica rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Jamaica ranks 49th out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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