Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Liberia
Liberia: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 60.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Liberia, 2005–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 60.5% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Liberia peaked at 83.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 2021.
That places Liberia 18th out of 147 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 78.5% | — |
| 2007 | 78.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 78.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 67.9% | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 60.5% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.4% | 78.3% | 78.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 63.0% | 83.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 60.5% | 60.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More infrastructure data for Liberia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.72 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 32.06 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6,254 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1164 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6,254 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3206 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 Liberia?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Liberia was 60.5% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 2021.
- How does Liberia rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Liberia ranks 18th out of 147 countries with data for 2021.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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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