Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Yemen
Yemen: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 59.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
59.0%
World rank
20th
of 147 countries
All-time high
70.9%
in 2013
All-time low
28.8%
in 2006
Years of data
9
2004–2017
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Yemen, 2004–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2017, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Yemen stood at 59.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 72.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Yemen peaked at 70.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2006.
That places Yemen 20th out of 147 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 50.6% | — |
| 2005 | 34.8% | -31.2% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 34.2% | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | +24.0% |
| 2010 | 47.8% | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 70.9% | +48.4% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.8% | 28.8% | 50.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 47.8% | 70.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More infrastructure data for Yemen
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 20.05 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 50.89 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 727,821 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.9 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.019 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.217 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 727,821 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5089 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Yemen?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Yemen was 59.0% in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2006.
- How does Yemen rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Yemen ranks 20th out of 147 countries with data for 2017.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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