Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Zambia
Zambia: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 18.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Zambia, 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 Zambia is 18.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Zambia peaked at 62.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2024.
That places Zambia 121st out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 42.8% | — |
| 2008 | 62.9% | +46.8% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | -37.4% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | -41.0% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | +58.7% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | -24.0% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | -35.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.9% | 42.8% | 62.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 23.2% | 39.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More infrastructure data for Zambia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 73,688 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3457 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 73,688 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Zambia?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Zambia was 18.1% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Zambia ranks 121st out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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