Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) was 21.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Indonesia, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Indonesia stood at 21.3%.
That represents a change of up 21.8% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Indonesia peaked at 42.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2022.
That places Indonesia 117th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 42.9% | — |
| 2010 | 39.9% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 31.8% | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | -19.2% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 21.3% | +21.8% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 21.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.6%, 61% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 21.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.8%, 89% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.9% | 42.9% | 42.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 24.1% | 39.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 17.5% | 21.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More infrastructure data for Indonesia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 347.31 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 122.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.65 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0164 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -49.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.23 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Indonesia?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Indonesia was 21.3% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2022.
- How does Indonesia rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Indonesia ranks 117th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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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