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
Latest (2025)
47.5
World rank
31st
of 150 countries
All-time high
60.9
in 2005
All-time low
39.3
in 2020
Years of data
6
2002–2025
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Burundi, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
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 | Value | 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.15 | 59.4 | 60.9 | 2 |
| 2010s | 58.15 | 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 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 fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 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 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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