Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in France
France: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 25.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in France, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in France stood at 25.8%.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in France peaked at 33.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 2012.
That places France 89th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 33.4% | — |
| 2006 | 31.6% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 27.5% | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 28.8% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 25.8% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 25.2% | 33.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 24.7% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 25.8% | 28.8% | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for France
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 77.53 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.69 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 37.28 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 56.11 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.5453 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 37.28 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.13 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in France?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in France was 25.8% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 2012.
- How does France rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- France ranks 89th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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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