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
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Finland, 2003–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More infrastructure data for Finland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.86 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 150,000 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.67 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 150,000 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 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 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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