Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees was 14 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
139th
of 150 countries
All-time high
14
in 2023
All-time low
7.4
in 2015
Years of data
5
2012–2024
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Rwanda, 2012–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Rwanda is 14, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 89.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Rwanda peaked at 14 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.4, in 2015.
That places Rwanda 139th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.6 | 7.4 | 9.8 | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.57 | 9.7 | 14 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More social development data for Rwanda
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 115,794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 244,415 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0168 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 244,415 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0079 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 Rwanda?
- Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Rwanda was 14 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 14 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4 in 2015.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees?
- Rwanda ranks 139th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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