Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Kenya
Kenya: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 41 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Kenya, 2005β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Kenya is 41, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Kenya peaked at 52.42 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 34.04, in 2010.
That places Kenya 48th out of 152 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.38 | 40.18 | 52.42 | 3 |
| 2010s | 38.82 | 34.04 | 42.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5 | 39.83 | 43.67 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 45 Papua New Guinea 42.86 compare
- 46 New Zealand 42.27 compare
- 47 Croatia 41.37 compare
- 49 Hong Kong 40.62 compare
- 50 Australia 39.86 compare
- 51 Madagascar 39.63 compare
More population data for Kenya
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.038 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.40 million (2100)
- Population density 183.07 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.038 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.17 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 604,257 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.17 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.17 (2024)
- Natural population growth 1.99 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 3.21 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Kenya?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Kenya was 41 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 52.42 in 2005.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.04 in 2010.
- How does Kenya rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Kenya ranks 48th out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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