Regional grouping :

Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

Target Target 16.3 Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all

16.3.2 Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population


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Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%)

Country/Area grouping200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Algeria......35.5...........................7.2......12.3...............
Angola......63.7...........................48.4......48.0...............
Botswana......52.9...........................25.5......22.3...............
Burundi......64.9...........................53.0......51.2...............
Cameroon......76.2...........................59.6......54.6...............
Benin......93.7...........................71.0......62.3...............
Ghana......30.6...........................19.0......12.5...............
Guinea......69.0...........................54.3......55.4...............
Cote d'Ivoire......22.6...........................37.6......41.0...............
Kenya......49.9...........................39.8......38.8...............
Lesotho......17.5...........................21.2......19.5...............
Liberia......78.5...........................75.3......60.1...............
Libya......68.5...........................86.9......90.0...............
Madagascar......88.8...........................53.6......56.9...............
Malawi......30.4...........................16.1......14.4...............
Mauritius......35.4...........................35.7......40.8...............
Morocco......51.8...........................42.2......23.1...............
Mozambique......75.3...........................32.6......34.8...............
Namibia......7.2...........................3.2......3.2...............
Niger......52.7...........................54.0......53.5...............
Nigeria......72.7...........................67.1......71.8...............
Sao Tome and Principe......46.5...........................7.7......36.7...............
Senegal......8.3...........................43.0......37.8...............
Seychelles......8.1...........................19.9......15.2...............
Sierra Leone......14.9...........................55.1......33.0...............
South Africa......26.5...........................27.7......27.0...............
Zimbabwe......30.2...........................18.2......16.5...............
Sudan......12.7...........................20.4......18.5...............
Uganda......60.7...........................54.5......51.1...............
Egypt......13.7...........................9.8......9.9...............
United Republic of Tanzania......57.0...........................49.1......50.0...............
Burkina Faso......47.4...........................40.1......42.0...............
Zambia......44.6...........................22.5......31.8...............