Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 17.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Northern Africa, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Northern Africa is 17.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Northern Africa peaked at 37.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2024.
That places Northern Africa 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 37.7% | — |
| 2004 | 33.3% | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 32.5% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 24.9% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | -20.1% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | -12.6% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.3% | 26.9% | 37.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 18.8% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 17.9% | 25.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 25 Cameroon 55.5% compare
- 26 Tunisia 54.9% compare
- 27 Montenegro 54.3% compare
- 28 Burundi 53.1% compare
- 29 Armenia 52.2% compare
- 30 Switzerland 51.9% compare
- 31 Sierra Leone 51.1% compare
More infrastructure data for Northern Africa
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 18.1% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 8.5% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 80.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.8% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.8% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.8% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 3.1% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 3,372 million constant US$ (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 18.54 ratio (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Northern Africa?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Northern Africa was 17.9% 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2024.
- How does Northern Africa rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Northern Africa ranks 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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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