Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Nigeria
Nigeria: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 66.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Nigeria, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Nigeria is 66.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Nigeria peaked at 77.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 62.4%, in 2015.
That places Nigeria 6th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 72.7% | — |
| 2008 | 70.7% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 71.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 72.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 68.9% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 67.8% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 77.9% | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 72.4% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 72.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 66.8% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.6% | 70.7% | 72.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 62.4% | 72.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 66.8% | 77.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 3 India 73.5% compare
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 69.9% compare
- 5 Pakistan 69.0% compare
- 7 Sri Lanka 66.2% compare
- 8 Philippines 65.2% compare
- 8 Timor-Leste 23.8% compare
- 9 Paraguay 63.9% compare
More infrastructure data for Nigeria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 164.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 102,714 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0441 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 102,714 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7076 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Nigeria?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Nigeria was 66.8% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.4% in 2015.
- How does Nigeria rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Nigeria ranks 6th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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