Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 69.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 69.9% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.0% on the previous year and up 200.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 69.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2014.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 48.0% | — |
| 2006 | 45.7% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | +26.8% |
| 2008 | 55.8% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 52.7% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 58.7% | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | -60.7% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | +143.8% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 56.6% | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 57.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 57.8% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 62.2% | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 58.8% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 69.9% | +19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.0% | 45.7% | 58.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 23.3% | 59.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 54.0% | 69.9% | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109,022 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.36 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9,077 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.02 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0902 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -11.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 9,077 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 69.9% 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2014.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 4th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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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