Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Dominica
Dominica: Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees was 48.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Dominica, 2005–2024
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 Dominica is 48.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 111.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Dominica peaked at 48.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2005.
Dominica ranks 29th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.1% | — |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 44.1% | +93.4% |
| 2024 | 48.1% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 22.8% | 23.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 44.1% | 48.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 26 Sierra Leone 51.1% compare
- 27 Honduras 49.2% compare
- 28 Switzerland 48.8% compare
- 30 Senegal 48.0% compare
- 31 Burundi 47.5% compare
- 32 Montenegro 47.4% compare
More social development data for Dominica
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 97 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 97 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10.23 % change on previous year (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 Dominica?
- Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Dominica was 48.1% 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2005.
- How does Dominica rank for share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees?
- Dominica ranks 29th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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.