Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Estonia
Estonia: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 20.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Estonia, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 20.2% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024.
That represents a change of up 25.0% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Estonia peaked at 29.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2023.
That places Estonia 112th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 29.6% | — |
| 2004 | 24.0% | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 20.2% | +25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5% | 23.2% | 29.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 19.8% | 24.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 16.1% | 20.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More infrastructure data for Estonia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.06 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 151.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 227,420 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.72 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1657 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 227,420 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.5 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 Estonia?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Estonia was 20.2% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2023.
- How does Estonia rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Estonia ranks 112th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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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