Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Malawi
Malawi: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) was 17.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Malawi, 2005–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Malawi is 17.6%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Malawi peaked at 28.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2017.
That places Malawi 133rd out of 165 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 28.8% | — |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -61.1% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +44.0% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -33.1% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +66.2% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | -2.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 17.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 49.2%, 36% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 17.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.7%, 45% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.8% | 28.8% | 28.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 10.8% | 17.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More infrastructure data for Malawi
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 15.00 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 69.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,869 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0225 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4,869 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6926 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Malawi?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Malawi was 17.6% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Malawi ranks 133rd out of 165 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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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