Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Greece
Greece: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 25.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Greece, 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 Greece is 25.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Greece peaked at 34.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2014.
Greece ranks 92nd of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 29.4% | — |
| 2004 | 28.4% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 29.6% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 27.4% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 34.7% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | -35.0% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | +24.7% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 32.6% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 27.0% | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.0% | 26.1% | 31.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 20.9% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 23.3% | 27.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More infrastructure data for Greece
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.69 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 46.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4509 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.69 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.1 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 Greece?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Greece was 25.5% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Greece ranks 92nd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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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