Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 8.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bulgaria, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bulgaria stood at 8.8%.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bulgaria peaked at 18.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2016.
That places Bulgaria 142nd out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 18.5% | — |
| 2004 | 18.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -32.7% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -24.3% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 8.4% | 18.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.0% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 10.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More infrastructure data for Bulgaria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 118.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 551,943 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0857 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 551,943 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bulgaria?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bulgaria was 8.8% 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2016.
- How does Bulgaria rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Bulgaria ranks 142nd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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