Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) was 51.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Sierra Leone, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 51.1% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Sierra Leone peaked at 66.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2005.
That places Sierra Leone 31st out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.4% | — |
| 2006 | 18.1% | +34.9% |
| 2007 | 42.8% | +135.8% |
| 2008 | 40.8% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 58.3% | +43.0% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | -44.6% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 66.2% | +119.8% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | -18.4% |
| 2022 | 54.7% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 51.1% | -6.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 51.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 49.2%, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 51.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.7%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.8% | 13.4% | 42.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 30.1% | 58.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 51.1% | 66.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More infrastructure data for Sierra Leone
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.93 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.88 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 269 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0033 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 269 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Sierra Leone?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Sierra Leone was 51.1% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2005.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Sierra Leone ranks 31st out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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