Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Lebanon
Lebanon: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 43.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Lebanon, 2005–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Lebanon is 43.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 18.5% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Lebanon peaked at 92.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2009.
That places Lebanon 38th out of 147 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 92.0% | — |
| 2006 | 92.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 25.5% | -72.5% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 36.6% | +30.6% |
| 2013 | 43.9% | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 40.4% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 42.9% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | +28.3% |
| 2020 | 39.9% | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | +40.2% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | -34.5% |
| 2023 | 43.4% | +18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.1% | 25.5% | 92.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 26.7% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 36.6% | 55.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More infrastructure data for Lebanon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.25 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 74.01 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 924,461 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.09 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1609 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 924,461 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7401 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Lebanon?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Lebanon was 43.4% 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2009.
- How does Lebanon rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Lebanon ranks 38th out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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