Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 75.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bangladesh, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bangladesh stood at 75.6%.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bangladesh peaked at 81.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64.2%, in 2006.
That places Bangladesh 2nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 66.2% | — |
| 2006 | 64.2% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 72.6% | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 68.3% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 78.2% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.2% | 64.2% | 66.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 68.3% | 81.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 75.6% | 75.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More infrastructure data for Bangladesh
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 187.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 284,748 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1641 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 284,748 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bangladesh?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bangladesh was 75.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.2% in 2006.
- How does Bangladesh rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Bangladesh ranks 2nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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