Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Yemen
Yemen: Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees was 59 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
59
World rank
17th
of 150 countries
All-time high
59
in 2017
All-time low
46.4
in 2006
Years of data
6
2004–2022
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Yemen, 2004–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 59 for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Yemen peaked at 59 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 46.4, in 2006.
Yemen ranks 17th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 50.6 | — |
| 2006 | 46.4 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 47.8 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 56.4 | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 59 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 59 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.5 | 46.4 | 50.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 54.4 | 47.8 | 59 | 3 |
| 2020s | 59 | 59 | 59 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More social development data for Yemen
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 49,107 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 57,327 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0014 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 57,327 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Yemen?
- Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Yemen was 59 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 59 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4 in 2006.
- How does Yemen rank for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees?
- Yemen ranks 17th out of 150 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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