Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Libya
Libya: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 29.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Libya, 2004–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Libya stood at 29.0%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Libya peaked at 90.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2023.
Libya ranks 75th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 68.5% | — |
| 2007 | 48.3% | -29.5% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 83.3% | +76.2% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | -67.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.4% | 48.3% | 68.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 47.3% | 90.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More infrastructure data for Libya
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.94 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 192.97 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.22 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1686 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -22.7 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.22 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.93 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Libya?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Libya was 29.0% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2023.
- How does Libya rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Libya ranks 75th out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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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