Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Niger
Niger: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 62.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Niger, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Niger stood at 62.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Niger peaked at 64.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 2013.
Niger ranks 15th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 52.7% | — |
| 2006 | 53.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 59.7% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 47.7% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | +25.8% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 61.8% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 64.7% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.2% | 52.7% | 59.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 47.7% | 60.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 61.8% | 64.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 12 Saint Lucia 62.1% compare
- 13 Albania 62.0% compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 62.0% compare
- 16 Grenada 61.0% compare
- 17 Saint Kitts and Nevis 60.6% compare
- 18 Liberia 60.5% compare
More infrastructure data for Niger
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 16.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 60.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 117,563 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4349 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -31.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 117,563 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6059 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Niger?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Niger was 62.0% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 2013.
- How does Niger rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Niger ranks 15th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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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