Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Libya
Libya: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 29.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Libya, 2004–2023
Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Libya stood at 29.0%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Libya peaked at 90.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2023.
Libya ranks 77th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 68.5% | — |
| 2007 | 48.3% | -29.5% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 83.3% | +76.2% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | -67.8% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 29.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.6%, 86% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Libya's 29.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 36.9%, 79% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.4% | 48.3% | 68.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 47.3% | 90.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More population data for Libya
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3412 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1882 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.49 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1882 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 455,012 people (2100)
- Population density 5.56 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2302 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.9554 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Libya?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Libya was 29.0% in 2023, 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2023.
- How does Libya rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Libya ranks 77th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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 (%).