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

Latest (2024)
27.8%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
16th
of 28 groups
All-time high
27.8%
in 2024
All-time low
27.2%
in 2010
Years of data
22
2003–2024

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

01020302003201320242003: 27.72004: 27.62005: 27.42006: 27.42007: 27.32008: 27.32009: 27.32010: 27.22011: 27.22012: 27.32013: 27.32014: 27.42015: 27.42016: 27.52017: 27.52018: 27.52019: 27.62020: 27.62021: 27.62022: 27.72023: 27.82024: 27.8

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

Annual values for Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Eastern Asia, 2003 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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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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