Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 69.92 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2004–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 69.92. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.0% on the previous year and up 200.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 69.92 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.3, in 2014.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 48.01 | — |
| 2006 | 45.71 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 57.98 | +26.8% |
| 2008 | 55.78 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 52.74 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 58.71 | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 59.31 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 23.3 | -60.7% |
| 2016 | 56.8 | +143.8% |
| 2017 | 48.84 | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 56.63 | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 57.14 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 57.77 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 54.03 | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 62.23 | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 58.78 | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 69.92 | +19.0% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 69.92 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.62, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 69.92 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.12, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +143.8% | 23.3 | 56.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.04 | 45.71 | 57.98 | 5 |
| 2010s | 51.53 | 23.3 | 59.31 | 7 |
| 2020s | 60.55 | 54.03 | 69.92 | 5 |
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More population data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7855 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.9601 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 101.69 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.0691 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4194 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.744 (2100)
- Population density 164.72 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2,849 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 69.92 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 69.92 in 2024.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3 in 2014.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 4th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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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