Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Morocco
Morocco: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 10.48 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Morocco, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Morocco stood at 10.48. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Morocco peaked at 55.77 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.48, in 2024.
Morocco ranks 143rd of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 55.77 | — |
| 2007 | 47.38 | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 48.93 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 51 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 46.96 | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 42.37 | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 46.16 | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 43.12 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 42.46 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 41.01 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 40.45 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 14.91 | -63.1% |
| 2018 | 14.94 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 14.49 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 18.07 | +24.7% |
| 2021 | 17.36 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 15.51 | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 12.84 | -17.2% |
| 2024 | 10.48 | -18.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 10.48 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.66, 31% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 10.48 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 36.93, 28% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -63.1% | 40.45 | 14.91 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.77 | 47.38 | 55.77 | 4 |
| 2010s | 34.69 | 14.49 | 46.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.85 | 10.48 | 18.07 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More population data for Morocco
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.8 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3703 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 45,045 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.7868 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8403 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.615 (2100)
- Population density 84.89 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.68 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Morocco?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Morocco was 10.48 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 55.77 in 2005.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.48 in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Morocco ranks 143rd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco 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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