Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Seychelles
Seychelles: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 31.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Seychelles, 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 Seychelles is 31.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 33.8% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Seychelles peaked at 40.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2006.
That places Seychelles 74th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.0% | — |
| 2006 | 7.5% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | +250.2% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | +55.7% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | -25.6% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | -24.4% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | +101.2% |
| 2024 | 31.6% | +33.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 7.5% | 40.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 13.3% | 30.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 11.8% | 31.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More infrastructure data for Seychelles
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 163,827 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16,166 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12.4 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1332 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -12.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 16,166 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.35 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Seychelles?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Seychelles was 31.6% 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2006.
- How does Seychelles rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Seychelles ranks 74th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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