Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 69.4 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Saint Lucia, 2005–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Saint Lucia is 69.4, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Saint Lucia peaked at 70.33 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.41, in 2005.
Saint Lucia ranks 4th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.41 | 32.41 | 32.41 | 1 |
| 2010s | 52.22 | 40.46 | 65.56 | 7 |
| 2020s | 67.04 | 63.67 | 70.33 | 4 |
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More population data for Saint Lucia
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.959 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 4,097 (2100)
- Population density 177.41 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.959 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.1629 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 177.86 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.1629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.39 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Saint Lucia?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Saint Lucia was 69.4 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.33 in 2020.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.41 in 2005.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Saint Lucia ranks 4th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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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