Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) was 23.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Zimbabwe, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 23.5% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Zimbabwe peaked at 30.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2017.
That places Zimbabwe 110th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 30.7% | — |
| 2004 | 29.7% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | -18.3% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | +20.3% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -38.1% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +37.8% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | +36.9% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | +2.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 23.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.7%, 70% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 23.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.7%, 61% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.6% | 22.9% | 30.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 13.9% | 27.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 18.3% | 25.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More infrastructure data for Zimbabwe
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 15.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.25 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 298,047 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.79 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 298,047 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9425 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Zimbabwe?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Zimbabwe was 23.5% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Zimbabwe ranks 110th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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