Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 27.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Eastern Asia, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 27.8% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Eastern Asia peaked at 27.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2010.
That places Eastern Asia 16th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 27.7% | — |
| 2004 | 27.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 27.4% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 27.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 27.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 27.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.4% | 27.3% | 27.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 27.2% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 27.6% | 27.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More infrastructure data for Eastern Asia
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 4.8% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 10.1% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 97.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 20.6% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 25.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 14.8% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 11.6% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.0% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 1,358 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 11.24 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Eastern Asia?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Eastern Asia was 27.8% 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2010.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Eastern Asia ranks 16th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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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