Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees was 29.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 29.0% for share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Burkina Faso peaked at 64.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2024.
That places Burkina Faso 77th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.4% | — |
| 2005 | 43.7% | -32.1% |
| 2010 | 38.8% | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 44.4% | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 36.1% | -18.7% |
| 2024 | 29.0% | -19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.1% | 43.7% | 64.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 38.8% | 44.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 29.0% | 36.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 74 Saint Kitts and Nevis 30.5% compare
- 75 Cayman Islands 29.6% compare
- 76 Netherlands 29.2% compare
- 77 Libya 29.0% compare
- 79 Sweden 28.3% compare
- 80 Jersey 28.1% compare
- 80 Mozambique 28.1% compare
More social development data for Burkina Faso
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Burkina Faso?
- Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Burkina Faso was 29.0% in 2024, according to Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees?
- Burkina Faso ranks 77th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners as a percentage of the total prison population.