Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees was 28.1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
28.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
80th
of 150 countries
All-time high
72.9
in 1999
All-time low
28.1
in 2023
Years of data
5
1999–2024
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Mozambique, 1999–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 28.1 for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Mozambique peaked at 72.9 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 28.1, in 2023.
Mozambique ranks 80th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 72.9 | — |
| 2008 | 28.9 | -60.4% |
| 2015 | 32.5 | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 28.1 | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 28.1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.9 | 72.9 | 72.9 | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.9 | 28.9 | 28.9 | 1 |
| 2010s | 32.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 1 |
| 2020s | 28.1 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More social development data for Mozambique
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,105 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 119 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 119 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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 Mozambique?
- Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Mozambique was 28.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9 in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1 in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees?
- Mozambique ranks 80th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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