Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Iceland
Iceland: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 42.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Iceland, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Iceland stood at 42.6%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.1% on the previous year and up 404.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Iceland peaked at 42.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2003.
That places Iceland 40th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7.3% | — |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +93.2% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -31.1% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | +68.9% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -53.9% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +112.4% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -52.0% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +104.4% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | -30.1% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -40.8% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | +184.2% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -32.1% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | +29.1% |
| 2022 | 28.3% | +54.3% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | +25.7% |
| 2024 | 42.6% | +20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 7.3% | 16.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 7.3% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 14.2% | 42.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More infrastructure data for Iceland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 475,724 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 120.93 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 68,518 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.42 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1773 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -16.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 68,518 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.23 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 Iceland?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Iceland was 42.6% 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2003.
- How does Iceland rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Iceland ranks 40th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 404.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland 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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