Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Namibia
Namibia: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 3.2% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Namibia, 2007–2016
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2016, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Namibia stood at 3.2%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Namibia peaked at 49.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2016.
Namibia ranks 146th of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 3.2% | 49.4% | 4 |
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More infrastructure data for Namibia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 85.16 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 77,390 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.55 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 77,390 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8517 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Namibia?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Namibia was 3.2% in 2016, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2016.
- How does Namibia rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Namibia ranks 146th out of 147 countries with data for 2016.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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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