Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Senegal
Senegal: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 48.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Senegal, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 48.0% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Senegal peaked at 53.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2012.
That places Senegal 35th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 44.9% | — |
| 2012 | 41.4% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 42.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 48.2% | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 53.8% | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 48.0% | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.7% | 41.4% | 44.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 48.0% | 53.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More infrastructure data for Senegal
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 123.89 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 297,046 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0161 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -25.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 297,046 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 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 Senegal?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Senegal was 48.0% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2012.
- How does Senegal rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Senegal ranks 35th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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