Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Senegal
Senegal: Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees was 48.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 48.0% 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 48.0% 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.0% | — |
| 2005 | 32.3% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 38.5% | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 44.0% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 46.5% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 39.7% | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 48.0% | +20.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 48.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.2%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 48.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.0%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.9% | 32.3% | 38.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 39.7% | 46.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 48.0% | 48.0% | 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 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 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 48.0% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% 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 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.