Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Canada
Canada: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 49.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Canada, 2003–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Canada recorded 49.9% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Canada peaked at 49.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2003.
Canada ranks 31st of 147 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 28.0% | — |
| 2004 | 28.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 35.9% | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 37.9% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 35.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 37.6% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 38.6% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 39.8% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 40.9% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 44.5% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 49.9% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7% | 28.0% | 37.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 31.8% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 40.9% | 49.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 28 Armenia 52.2% compare
- 29 Switzerland 51.9% compare
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- 32 Honduras 49.2% compare
- 33 Angola 48.5% compare
- 34 Luxembourg 48.3% compare
More infrastructure data for Canada
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 37.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.97 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 27.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2658 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9064 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 Canada?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Canada was 49.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2003.
- How does Canada rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Canada ranks 31st out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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