Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Burundi
Burundi: Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees was 47.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Burundi, 2002–2025
Source: Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Burundi is 47.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Burundi peaked at 60.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 2020.
That places Burundi 31st out of 150 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 59.4% | — |
| 2005 | 60.9% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 59.6% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 56.7% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 39.3% | -30.7% |
| 2025 | 47.5% | +20.9% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 47.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 42.7%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 47.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.0%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.1% | 59.4% | 60.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 58.2% | 56.7% | 59.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 39.3% | 47.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 28 Switzerland 48.8% compare
- 29 Dominica 48.1% compare
- 30 Senegal 48.0% compare
- 32 Montenegro 47.4% compare
- 33 Luxembourg 47.3% compare
- 34 Guatemala 47.2% compare
More social development data for Burundi
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 110,800 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 318,291 (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 0.0221 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 318,291 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0077 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 Burundi?
- Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Burundi was 47.5% in 2025, 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 2020.
- How does Burundi rank for share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees?
- Burundi ranks 31st out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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.