Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Niger
Niger: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 64.67 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Niger, 2005–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Niger is 64.67, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Niger peaked at 64.67 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.69, in 2013.
Niger ranks 10th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.2 | 52.74 | 59.74 | 3 |
| 2010s | 53.5 | 47.69 | 60.01 | 5 |
| 2020s | 63.23 | 61.78 | 64.67 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 7 Paraguay 66.48 compare
- 8 Sri Lanka 66.24 compare
- 9 Philippines 65.23 compare
- 11 Faroe Islands 63.64 compare
- 12 Trinidad and Tobago 62.27 compare
- 13 Bolivia 60.73 compare
More population data for Niger
- Population growth rate 0.373 (2100)
- Population density 71.7 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.29 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.373 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 5.93 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 5.93 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 369,836 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 5.93 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 6.06 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 5.15 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Niger?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Niger was 64.67 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 64.67 in 2023.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.69 in 2013.
- How does Niger rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Niger ranks 10th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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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