Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Senegal
Senegal: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 53.82 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
53.82
Change on year
up 11.7%
World rank
25th
of 152 countries
All-time high
53.82
in 2023
All-time low
41.42
in 2012
Years of data
7
2010β2023
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Senegal, 2010β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Senegal is 53.82, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Senegal peaked at 53.82 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.42, in 2012.
Senegal ranks 25th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.71 | 41.42 | 44.93 | 5 |
| 2020s | 51 | 48.17 | 53.82 | 2 |
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More population data for Senegal
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.346 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.10 million (2100)
- Population density 244.19 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.346 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4124 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.77 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 11,836 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.77 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.77 (2024)
- Natural population growth 2.38 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Senegal?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Senegal was 53.82 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 53.82 in 2023.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.42 in 2012.
- How does Senegal rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Senegal ranks 25th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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