Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Finland

Finland: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 27.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
27.4%
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
80th
of 147 countries
All-time high
27.4%
in 2024
All-time low
11.4%
in 2006
Years of data
22
2003–2024

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

01020302003201320242003: 13.12004: 13.32005: 13.32006: 11.42007: 13.82008: 16.22009: 162010: 16.92011: 17.92012: 19.12013: 16.82014: 202015: 18.52016: 19.12017: 19.92018: 17.92019: 21.52020: 23.52021: 21.22022: 232023: 26.32024: 27.4

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Finland is 27.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Finland peaked at 27.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2006.

That places Finland 80th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Finland, year by year

Annual values for Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Finland, 2003 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2003 13.1%
2004 13.3% +1.6%
2005 13.3% +0.0%
2006 11.4% -14.5%
2007 13.8% +21.2%
2008 16.2% +17.4%
2009 16.0% -1.5%
2010 16.9% +5.6%
2011 17.9% +6.0%
2012 19.1% +6.6%
2013 16.8% -11.9%
2014 20.0% +18.9%
2015 18.5% -7.4%
2016 19.1% +3.5%
2017 19.9% +4.2%
2018 17.9% -10.3%
2019 21.5% +19.9%
2020 23.5% +9.4%
2021 21.2% -9.8%
2022 23.0% +8.5%
2023 26.3% +14.4%
2024 27.4% +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.9% 11.4% 16.2% 7
2010s 18.8% 16.8% 21.5% 10
2020s 24.3% 21.2% 27.4% 5

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 77 Latvia 28.6% compare
  2. 78 Guatemala 28.3% compare
  3. 79 Mozambique 27.9% compare
  4. 81 Brazil 27.3% compare
  5. 82 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 27.1% compare
  6. 83 Germany 27.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Finland?
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Finland was 27.4% 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 Finland?
The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2024.
What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2006.
How does Finland rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
Finland ranks 80th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland 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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