Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Cambodia
Cambodia: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 26.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Cambodia, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 26.6% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Cambodia peaked at 58.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2024.
That places Cambodia 85th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.8% | — |
| 2010 | 31.6% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +84.0% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | -50.8% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26.6% | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.8% | 29.8% | 29.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 28.7% | 58.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 26.6% | 26.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 82 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 27.1% compare
- 83 Germany 27.0% compare
- 84 Sweden 27.0% compare
- 86 Iraq (Central Iraq) 26.5% compare
- 87 El Salvador 26.0% compare
- 88 United Kingdom (Scotland) 25.9% compare
More infrastructure data for Cambodia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 20.48 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.09 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 29,080 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1649 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 -11.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 29,080 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.16 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 Cambodia?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Cambodia was 26.6% 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2024.
- How does Cambodia rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Cambodia ranks 85th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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