Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Belarus
Belarus: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 9.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Belarus, 2003–2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Belarus is 9.2%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Belarus peaked at 21.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2017.
That places Belarus 140th out of 147 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 21.2% | — |
| 2004 | 18.4% | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -22.0% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -23.0% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | +20.8% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 10.1% | 21.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 8.8% | 12.1% | 9 |
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More infrastructure data for Belarus
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.88 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131.12 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.14 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 45.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4538 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.6813 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.14 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.3 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 Belarus?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Belarus was 9.2% in 2018, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2017.
- How does Belarus rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Belarus ranks 140th out of 147 countries with data for 2018.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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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