Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 24.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Europe and Northern America, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Europe and Northern America stood at 24.6%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Europe and Northern America peaked at 24.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2011.
Europe and Northern America ranks 24th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 21.4% | — |
| 2004 | 19.1% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.5% | 18.7% | 21.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 17.9% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 21.3% | 24.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Europe and Northern America?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Europe and Northern America was 24.6% 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 Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2011.
- How does Europe and Northern America rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America 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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