Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Mozambique
Mozambique: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 27.92 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Mozambique, 2004–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Mozambique stood at 27.92. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Mozambique peaked at 77.3 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 27.92, in 2024.
Mozambique ranks 81st of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 77.3 | — |
| 2005 | 73.61 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 71.49 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 70.98 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 66.83 | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 65.47 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 32.61 | -50.2% |
| 2014 | 32.88 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 32.45 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 34.81 | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 30.37 | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 31.93 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 30.57 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 28.94 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 28.06 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 27.92 | -0.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 27.92 is below the median for low income countries, which is 49.17, 57% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 27.92 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.04, 73% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -50.2% | 65.47 | 32.61 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.95 | 65.47 | 77.3 | 6 |
| 2010s | 32.62 | 30.37 | 34.81 | 5 |
| 2020s | 29.48 | 27.92 | 31.93 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More population data for Mozambique
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.3732 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.3732 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.4521 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 63,044 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.61 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.401 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.372 (2100)
- Population density 132.69 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 7.33 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Mozambique?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Mozambique was 27.92 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3 in 2004.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.92 in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Mozambique ranks 81st out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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