Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Czechia
Czechia: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) was 8.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Czechia, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Czechia stood at 8.2%.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Czechia peaked at 19.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2021.
Czechia ranks 160th of 165 countries on this measure, 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 Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 19.7% | — |
| 2004 | 17.8% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | +44.0% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -19.8% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | +2.6% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 8.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.6%, 32% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 8.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.4%, 37% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 10.9% | 19.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.2% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.4% | 8.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More infrastructure data for Czechia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.59 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.16 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.79 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1062 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.16 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.25 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 Czechia?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Czechia was 8.2% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2021.
- How does Czechia rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Czechia ranks 160th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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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