Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Uganda
Uganda: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 47.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Uganda, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Uganda is 47.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Uganda peaked at 61.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 2019.
That places Uganda 36th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 61.5% | — |
| 2004 | 60.1% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 57.5% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 55.9% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 55.2% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 55.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 51.5% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 53.8% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 55.1% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 54.2% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 54.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 51.2% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48.6% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 46.4% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 51.6% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 47.5% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 47.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 47.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.4% | 55.2% | 61.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 46.4% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 47.2% | 51.6% | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Uganda
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 41.60 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 83.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 195,975 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3918 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 49.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 195,975 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8317 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Uganda?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Uganda was 47.2% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2019.
- How does Uganda rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Uganda ranks 36th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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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