Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 62.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Dominican Republic, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Dominican Republic is 62.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Dominican Republic peaked at 72.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 2013.
That places Dominican Republic 14th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 69.3% | — |
| 2006 | 72.2% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 65.7% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 64.3% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 53.7% | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 62.3% | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 59.3% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 58.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 58.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 56.9% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 58.4% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 57.1% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.8% | 69.3% | 72.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 53.7% | 66.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 58.6% | 56.9% | 62.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 11 Trinidad and Tobago 62.3% compare
- 12 Saint Lucia 62.1% compare
- 13 Albania 62.0% compare
- 15 Niger 62.0% compare
- 16 Grenada 61.0% compare
- 17 Saint Kitts and Nevis 60.6% compare
More infrastructure data for Dominican Republic
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 10.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 93.71 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.15 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.06 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1006 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.15 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9371 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Dominican Republic?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Dominican Republic was 62.0% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 2013.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Dominican Republic ranks 14th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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