Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Albania

Albania: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 62.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
62.0%
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
13th
of 147 countries
All-time high
62.0%
in 2024
All-time low
19.1%
in 2003
Years of data
22
2003–2024

Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Albania, 2003–2024

20304050602003201320242003: 19.12004: 21.22005: 25.22006: 24.82007: 38.82008: 39.62009: 34.92010: 40.52011: 39.72012: 382013: 39.52014: 51.42015: 49.22016: 49.42017: 41.82018: 41.82019: 44.92020: 50.42021: 56.42022: 56.52023: 56.22024: 62

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Albania recorded 62.0% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Albania peaked at 62.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2003.

That places Albania 13th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Albania, year by year

Annual values for Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Albania, 2003 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2003 19.1%
2004 21.2% +10.6%
2005 25.2% +19.0%
2006 24.8% -1.5%
2007 38.8% +56.4%
2008 39.6% +2.2%
2009 34.9% -11.9%
2010 40.5% +16.1%
2011 39.7% -1.9%
2012 38.0% -4.2%
2013 39.5% +3.9%
2014 51.4% +30.1%
2015 49.2% -4.2%
2016 49.4% +0.3%
2017 41.8% -15.3%
2018 41.8% -0.2%
2019 44.9% +7.5%
2020 50.4% +12.3%
2021 56.4% +11.8%
2022 56.5% +0.2%
2023 56.2% -0.4%
2024 62.0% +10.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.1% 19.1% 39.6% 7
2010s 43.6% 38.0% 51.4% 10
2020s 56.3% 50.4% 62.0% 5

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  1. 10 Faroe Islands 63.6% compare
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  3. 11 Trinidad and Tobago 62.3% compare
  4. 11 Viet Nam 11.5% compare
  5. 12 Saint Lucia 62.1% compare
  6. 14 Dominican Republic 62.0% compare
  7. 15 Niger 62.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Albania?
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Albania was 62.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2024.
What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2003.
How does Albania rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
Albania ranks 13th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
186 places, 3,007 data points, 2003–2024
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