Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Zambia
Zambia: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 18.07 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Zambia, 2005β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Zambia is 18.07, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Zambia peaked at 62.88 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 18.07, in 2024.
That places Zambia 123rd out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.86 | 42.83 | 62.88 | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.85 | 23.21 | 39.36 | 4 |
| 2020s | 18.07 | 18.07 | 18.07 | 1 |
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More population data for Zambia
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.516 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 4.60 million (2100)
- Population density 86.73 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.516 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2967 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.52 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 37,460 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.04 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 79,275 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Zambia?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Zambia was 18.07 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.88 in 2008.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.07 in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Zambia ranks 123rd out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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