Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Namibia
Namibia: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 3.2% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Namibia, 2007–2016
Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 3.2% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Namibia peaked at 49.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2016.
That places Namibia 152nd out of 153 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7.9% | — |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 49.4% | +518.0% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -93.5% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -2.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 3.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.7%, 9% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 3.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.0%, 8% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 3.2% | 49.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More population data for Namibia
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1475 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0916 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.6736 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0916 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 357,079 people (2100)
- Population density 7.16 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4525 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.52 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Namibia?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Namibia was 3.2% in 2016, 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2016.
- How does Namibia rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Namibia ranks 152nd out of 153 countries with data for 2016.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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 (%).