Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Europe
Europe: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 18.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Europe, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Europe recorded 18.4% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Europe peaked at 19.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2016.
Europe ranks 24th of 28 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 19.5% | — |
| 2004 | 15.7% | -19.7% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 14.0% | 19.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 13.2% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.0% | 19.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
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- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 3.6% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 7.9% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 93.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 35.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 36.2% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 46.4% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 48.6% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.0% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 6,728 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.03 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Europe?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Europe was 18.4% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2016.
- How does Europe rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Europe ranks 24th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe 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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