Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Guyana
Guyana: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 52.26 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Guyana, 2004–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Guyana is 52.26, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Guyana peaked at 52.26 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.41, in 2006.
Guyana ranks 30th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.37 | 22.41 | 43.87 | 6 |
| 2010s | 35.73 | 30.29 | 43.75 | 9 |
| 2020s | 46.46 | 40.44 | 52.26 | 3 |
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More population data for Guyana
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.413 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 45,520 (2100)
- Population density 4.52 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.413 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.4 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 27 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.4 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.4 (2024)
- Natural population growth 1.3 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 2.41 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Guyana?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Guyana was 52.26 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 52.26 in 2023.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.41 in 2006.
- How does Guyana rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Guyana ranks 30th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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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