Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Australia
Australia: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 39.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Australia, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Australia stood at 39.9%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Australia peaked at 39.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2004.
Australia ranks 46th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20.4% | — |
| 2004 | 20.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 21.2% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 31.5% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 32.3% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 34.7% | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 37.3% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 39.9% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.2% | 20.4% | 22.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 20.9% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 31.3% | 39.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More infrastructure data for Australia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.58 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.95 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.28 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2189 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.95 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.11 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Australia?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Australia was 39.9% 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2004.
- How does Australia rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Australia ranks 46th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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