Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in India
India: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 73.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in India, 2004–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in India is 73.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in India peaked at 77.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 64.7%, in 2011.
That places India 3rd out of 147 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 65.5% | — |
| 2005 | 66.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 65.7% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 66.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 65.1% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 66.2% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 67.6% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 77.1% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 73.5% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.2% | 65.5% | 67.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 64.7% | 69.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 73.5% | 77.1% | 4 |
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- 1 Haiti 83.6% compare
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- 5 Pakistan 69.0% compare
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More infrastructure data for India
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.15 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 79.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 39.24 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.027 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 26.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 39.24 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7935 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in India?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in India was 73.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 2011.
- How does India rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- India ranks 3rd out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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