Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Hungary
Hungary: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 20.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Hungary, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Hungary is 20.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Hungary peaked at 29.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2018.
That places Hungary 109th 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 21 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 24.6% | — |
| 2005 | 25.2% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 29.1% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 29.4% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -29.8% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | +25.6% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.8% | 24.6% | 29.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 13.8% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 18.2% | 21.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 106 Serbia 21.5% compare
- 107 Indonesia 21.3% compare
- 108 Azerbaijan 20.7% compare
- 110 Kazakhstan 20.3% compare
- 111 Isle of Man 20.2% compare
- 112 Estonia 20.2% compare
More infrastructure data for Hungary
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 10.12 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 104.58 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.52 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 26 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2631 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.06 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 Hungary?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Hungary was 20.7% 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2018.
- How does Hungary rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Hungary ranks 109th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary 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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