Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Bahamas
Bahamas: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 25.55 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Bahamas, 2005–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 25.55 for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in 2022.
The figure is down 58.9% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Bahamas peaked at 62.19 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.26, in 2005.
Bahamas ranks 93rd of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.26 | — |
| 2010 | 39.12 | +75.7% |
| 2012 | 57.15 | +46.1% |
| 2014 | 42.98 | -24.8% |
| 2017 | 61.99 | +44.2% |
| 2018 | 54 | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 58.99 | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 58.03 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 62.19 | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 25.55 | -58.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.26 | 22.26 | 22.26 | 1 |
| 2010s | 52.37 | 39.12 | 61.99 | 6 |
| 2020s | 48.59 | 25.55 | 62.19 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More population data for Bahamas
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 450.62 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5342 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1342 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.254 (2100)
- Population density 38.46 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 17,118 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.254 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.5342 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate 0.0728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 10 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Bahamas?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Bahamas was 25.55 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 62.19 in 2021.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.26 in 2005.
- How does Bahamas rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Bahamas ranks 93rd out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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