Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Cyprus
Cyprus: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) was 24.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
24.4%
Change on year
down 21.1%
World rank
102nd
of 165 countries
All-time high
31.9%
in 2019
All-time low
12.6%
in 2007
Years of data
22
2003–2024
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Cyprus, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Cyprus stood at 24.4%.
The figure is down 21.1% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Cyprus peaked at 31.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2007.
Cyprus ranks 102nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 15.6% | — |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | -26.4% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +43.5% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | +20.3% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | +19.1% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | +16.3% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 24.4% | -21.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 24.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.6%, 95% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 24.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.4%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 12.6% | 18.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 19.0% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 24.4% | 31.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 99 Kyrgyzstan 25.6% compare
- 100 Greece 25.5% compare
- 101 Eswatini 24.5% compare
- 103 Denmark 23.9% compare
- 104 Timor-Leste 23.8% compare
- 104 East Timor 23.8% compare
More infrastructure data for Cyprus
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 156.22 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 245,464 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 25.4 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1807 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 245,464 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.11 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 Cyprus?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Cyprus was 24.4% 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2007.
- How does Cyprus rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Cyprus ranks 102nd out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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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