Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Germany
Germany: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 27.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Germany, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Germany stood at 27.0%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Germany peaked at 27.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2010.
That places Germany 83rd 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 24.9% | — |
| 2004 | 23.6% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 27.0% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.2% | 18.6% | 24.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 18.2% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 22.6% | 27.0% | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Germany
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 129.15 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 38.40 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 45.42 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4598 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.7752 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 38.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.31 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 Germany?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Germany was 27.0% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2010.
- How does Germany rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Germany ranks 83rd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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