Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Togo
Togo: Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees was 60 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
60
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
15th
of 150 countries
All-time high
65
in 2012
All-time low
56.8
in 1998
Years of data
5
1998–2021
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Togo, 1998–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Togo is 60, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Togo peaked at 65 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 56.8, in 1998.
Togo ranks 15th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 56.8 | — |
| 2012 | 65 | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 63.2 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 62.9 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 60 | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.8 | 56.8 | 56.8 | 1 |
| 2010s | 63.7 | 62.9 | 65 | 3 |
| 2020s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 12 Saint Lucia 64.4 compare
- 13 Paraguay 60.8 compare
- 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 60.7 compare
- 16 Trinidad and Tobago 59.7 compare
- 17 Yemen 59 compare
- 18 Albania 58 compare
More social development data for Togo
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 54,167 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,661 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 20 % 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 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,661 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0063 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 Togo?
- Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Togo was 60 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 65 in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.8 in 1998.
- How does Togo rank for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees?
- Togo ranks 15th out of 150 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo 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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