Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees was 16.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Vanuatu, 1999–2025
Source: Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Vanuatu is 16.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Vanuatu peaked at 21.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2002.
Vanuatu ranks 132nd of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 19.6% | — |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -68.1% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | +200.8% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | -29.0% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 16.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.2%, 40% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 16.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.8%, 68% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.6% | 19.6% | 19.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 6.2% | 18.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 15.2% | 21.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More social development data for Vanuatu
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Vanuatu?
- Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Vanuatu was 16.1% in 2025, 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2002.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees?
- Vanuatu ranks 132nd out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.