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 78th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 5.56 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 455,012 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.3 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.3 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 200,335 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.3 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 2.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 2.29 children per women (2023)
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 78th out of 152 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 (%)