Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Mauritius
Mauritius: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 46.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Mauritius, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Mauritius is 46.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Mauritius peaked at 59.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2007.
Mauritius ranks 37th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 38.9% | — |
| 2004 | 33.5% | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 33.9% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 28.0% | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 29.6% | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 36.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 34.9% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 35.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 39.6% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 59.5% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 46.1% | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 26.4% | 38.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 33.8% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 46.1% | 59.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More infrastructure data for Mauritius
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 172.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 468,800 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 36.88 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3763 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 468,800 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.76 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Mauritius?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Mauritius was 46.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2007.
- How does Mauritius rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Mauritius ranks 37th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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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