Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 29.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Burkina Faso, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Burkina Faso stood at 29.0%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Burkina Faso peaked at 46.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 77th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 43.7% | — |
| 2007 | 46.3% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 38.8% | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 44.4% | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 36.1% | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | -17.0% |
| 2024 | 29.0% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.0% | 43.7% | 46.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 37.3% | 44.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 29.0% | 36.1% | 3 |
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More population data for Burkina Faso
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 40,542 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.35 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4791 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Population density 182.22 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.29 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Burkina Faso?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Burkina Faso was 29.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Burkina Faso ranks 77th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data, 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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Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%).