Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Croatia

Croatia: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 42.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
42.4%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
41st
of 147 countries
All-time high
42.4%
in 2024
All-time low
21.5%
in 2013
Years of data
19
2003–2024

Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Croatia, 2003–2024

0102030402003201320242003: 32.52004: 302005: 31.72006: 30.22007: 30.22008: 28.62009: 24.82013: 21.52014: 21.62015: 21.82016: 23.52017: 28.32018: 312019: 35.42020: 36.32021: 33.62022: 36.42023: 41.42024: 42.4

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Croatia is 42.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 96.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Croatia peaked at 42.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2013.

That places Croatia 41st out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Croatia, 2003 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2003 32.5%
2004 30.0% -7.7%
2005 31.7% +5.7%
2006 30.2% -4.7%
2007 30.2% +0.1%
2008 28.6% -5.4%
2009 24.8% -13.4%
2013 21.5% -13.4%
2014 21.6% +0.6%
2015 21.8% +1.1%
2016 23.5% +7.5%
2017 28.3% +20.7%
2018 31.0% +9.6%
2019 35.4% +14.2%
2020 36.3% +2.4%
2021 33.6% -7.4%
2022 36.4% +8.2%
2023 41.4% +13.7%
2024 42.4% +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.7% 24.8% 32.5% 7
2010s 26.2% 21.5% 35.4% 7
2020s 38.0% 33.6% 42.4% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Croatia?
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Croatia was 42.4% 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 Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2024.
What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2013.
How does Croatia rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
Croatia ranks 41st out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 96.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia 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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Indicator
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
186 places, 3,007 data points, 2003–2024
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