Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Kenya
Kenya: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 41.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Kenya, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Kenya stood at 41.0%.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Kenya peaked at 52.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2010.
That places Kenya 44th out of 147 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 52.4% | — |
| 2008 | 40.5% | -22.6% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 42.9% | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 39.9% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 40.0% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 37.8% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 38.6% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 39.8% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 43.7% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.4% | 40.2% | 52.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 34.0% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 39.8% | 43.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More infrastructure data for Kenya
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 71.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.48 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 57,017 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.101 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 57,017 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Kenya?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Kenya was 41.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2010.
- How does Kenya rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Kenya ranks 44th out of 147 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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