Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Uganda
Uganda: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 46.75 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Uganda, 2003β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Uganda is 46.75, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Uganda peaked at 61.52 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 46.75, in 2024.
That places Uganda 39th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.45 | 55.19 | 61.52 | 7 |
| 2010s | 53.33 | 51.09 | 55.61 | 8 |
| 2020s | 49.09 | 46.75 | 51.76 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 36 Montenegro 48.28 compare
- 37 Canada 46.95 compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 46.76 compare
- 40 Mauritius 46.15 compare
- 40 Monaco 46.15 compare
- 42 Switzerland 46.07 compare
More population data for Uganda
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.017 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.91 million (2100)
- Population density 602.61 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.017 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8617 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.17 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 1.76 million (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 4.17 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 4.17 (2024)
- Natural population growth 3.04 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Uganda?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Uganda was 46.75 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 61.52 in 2003.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.75 in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Uganda ranks 39th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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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