Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Libya
Libya: Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees was 29 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Latest (2023)
29
World rank
77th
of 150 countries
All-time high
89.4
in 2013
All-time low
29
in 2023
Years of data
5
2004β2023
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Libya, 2004β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Libya recorded 29 for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Libya peaked at 89.4 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 29, in 2023.
That places Libya 77th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.45 | 50.1 | 56.8 | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.35 | 47.3 | 89.4 | 2 |
| 2020s | 29 | 29 | 29 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 74 Saint Kitts and Nevis 30.5 compare
- 75 Cayman Islands 29.6 compare
- 76 Netherlands 29.2 compare
- 77 Burkina Faso 29 compare
- 79 Sweden 28.3 compare
- 80 Jersey 28.1 compare
- 80 Mozambique 28.1 compare
More social development data for Libya
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 552,523 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 17,161 (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)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.323 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.098 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.193 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.508 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Libya?
- Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Libya was 29 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4 in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 in 2023.
- How does Libya rank for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees?
- Libya ranks 77th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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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