Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Barbados
Barbados: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 57.87 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Barbados, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Barbados stood at 57.87.
That represents a change of up 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Barbados peaked at 84.1 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.13, in 2008.
That places Barbados 22nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 37.91 | — |
| 2007 | 37.43 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 34.13 | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 61.58 | +80.4% |
| 2010 | 39.23 | -36.3% |
| 2011 | 40.75 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 42.58 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 40.42 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 39.24 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 54.93 | +40.0% |
| 2016 | 48.33 | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 50.84 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 77.68 | +52.8% |
| 2019 | 84.1 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 64.57 | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 49.76 | -22.9% |
| 2022 | 52.6 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 57.87 | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 57.87 | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 57.87 is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.75, 2.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 57.87 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.12, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +80.4% | 34.13 | 61.58 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.76 | 34.13 | 61.58 | 4 |
| 2010s | 51.81 | 39.23 | 84.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.53 | 49.76 | 64.57 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More population data for Barbados
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7043 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.04 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7043 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6177 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 267.79 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.0106 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9003 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.709 (2100)
- Population density 452.82 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 8,035 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Barbados?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Barbados was 57.87 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1 in 2019.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.13 in 2008.
- How does Barbados rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Barbados ranks 22nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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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