Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Madagascar
Madagascar: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 39.63 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Madagascar, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Madagascar is 39.63, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.7% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Madagascar peaked at 86.4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 39.63, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 51st out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.4 | 86.4 | 86.4 | 1 |
| 2010s | 53.71 | 51.06 | 56.4 | 8 |
| 2020s | 45.66 | 39.63 | 50 | 4 |
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More population data for Madagascar
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.436 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.06 million (2100)
- Population density 146.69 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.436 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.91 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 83 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.91 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.91 (2024)
- Natural population growth 2.46 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 3.97 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Madagascar?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Madagascar was 39.63 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.63 in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Madagascar ranks 51st out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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