Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Algeria
Algeria: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Algeria, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Algeria stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 98.4% on the previous year and down 95.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Algeria peaked at 34.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2024.
That places Algeria 165th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22.8% | — |
| 2005 | 34.5% | +51.1% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -63.5% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -49.6% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +46.4% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -37.5% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +28.1% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +39.4% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +58.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -98.4% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.6%, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 36.9%, 1% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.9% | 12.4% | 34.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 6.2% | 13.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 0.3% | 19.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More infrastructure data for Algeria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 54.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 115.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.93 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1481 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 9.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.93 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Algeria?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Algeria was 0.3% 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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- How does Algeria rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Algeria ranks 165th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria 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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