Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Senegal
Senegal: Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees was 48 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
48
World rank
30th
of 150 countries
All-time high
48
in 2024
All-time low
32.3
in 2005
Years of data
7
2000–2024
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 48 for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Senegal peaked at 48 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.3, in 2005.
Senegal ranks 30th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34 | — |
| 2005 | 32.3 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 38.5 | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 44 | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 46.5 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 39.7 | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 48 | +20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.93 | 32.3 | 38.5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 43.4 | 39.7 | 46.5 | 3 |
| 2020s | 48 | 48 | 48 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 27 Honduras 49.2 compare
- 28 Switzerland 48.8 compare
- 29 Dominica 48.1 compare
- 31 Burundi 47.5 compare
- 32 Montenegro 47.4 compare
- 33 Luxembourg 47.3 compare
More social development data for Senegal
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,259 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,028 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,028 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0009 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 Senegal?
- Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Senegal was 48 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3 in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees?
- Senegal ranks 30th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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