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 152 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 3.2% | 49.4% | 4 |
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More population data for Namibia
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Population density 7.16 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 357,079 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.21 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.21 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 5,258 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.21 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 3.03 children per women (2023)
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 152 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 (%)