Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Armenia
Armenia: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 52.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Armenia, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 52.2% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Armenia peaked at 57.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2007.
Armenia ranks 28th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 29.6% | — |
| 2004 | 26.9% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | +33.4% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 36.7% | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 45.8% | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 46.5% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 57.2% | +23.1% |
| 2022 | 53.3% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 53.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 52.2% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5% | 20.0% | 32.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 25.8% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.5% | 46.5% | 57.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 25 Tunisia 54.9% compare
- 26 Montenegro 54.3% compare
- 27 Burundi 53.1% compare
- 29 Switzerland 51.9% compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 51.1% compare
- 31 Canada 49.9% compare
More infrastructure data for Armenia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.01 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 134.89 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 297,328 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.098 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 297,328 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.32 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 Armenia?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Armenia was 52.2% 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2007.
- How does Armenia rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Armenia ranks 28th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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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