Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Georgia
Georgia: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) was 19.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Georgia, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 19.3% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Georgia peaked at 58.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2012.
Georgia ranks 128th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 45.7% | — |
| 2004 | 58.7% | +28.4% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 34.9% | -37.7% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -59.4% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -19.8% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -46.0% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -28.9% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +258.7% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +18.8% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +16.5% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | -7.7% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 19.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.6%, 56% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 19.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.4%, 86% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Georgia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +258.7% | 4.5% | 16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.3% | 14.2% | 58.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 4.5% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 19.3% | 20.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More infrastructure data for Georgia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.14 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 161.2 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 258,038 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.78 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0677 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 258,038 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.61 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Georgia?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Georgia was 19.3% 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2012.
- How does Georgia rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Georgia ranks 128th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Georgia 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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