Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Grenada
Grenada: Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees was 20.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Grenada, 2002–2024
Source: Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Grenada stood at 20.4%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Grenada peaked at 20.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2002.
That places Grenada 116th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 15.2% | — |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | +19.3% |
| 2024 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 20.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.7%, 64% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 20.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.4%, 56% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 15.2% | 17.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 17.1% | 20.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 20.4% | 20.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 113 Nicaragua 21.4% compare
- 114 Fiji 20.6% compare
- 115 Kyrgyzstan 20.5% compare
- 117 Kazakhstan 20.3% compare
- 118 Isle of Man 20.2% compare
- 118 Moldova 20.2% compare
More social development data for Grenada
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 117 (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 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 117 (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 17 % 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 Grenada?
- Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Grenada was 20.4% 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2002.
- How does Grenada rank for share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees?
- Grenada ranks 116th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada 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.