Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Seychelles
Seychelles: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 31.65 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Seychelles, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Seychelles is 31.65, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 33.8% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Seychelles peaked at 40.74 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.47, in 2006.
Seychelles ranks 74th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6 | 7.47 | 40.74 | 4 |
| 2010s | 20.65 | 13.35 | 30.32 | 5 |
| 2020s | 22.36 | 11.76 | 31.65 | 3 |
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More population data for Seychelles
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.358 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 5,508 (2100)
- Population density 252.12 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.358 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.85 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.85 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.85 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.5412 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 2.13 (2023)
- Children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity 2.13 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Seychelles?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Seychelles was 31.65 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 40.74 in 2008.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.47 in 2006.
- How does Seychelles rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Seychelles ranks 74th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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