Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Ireland
Ireland: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 19.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Ireland, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Ireland stood at 19.3%.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Ireland peaked at 22.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2012.
That places Ireland 117th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17.2% | — |
| 2004 | 14.4% | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 14.4% | 18.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 13.7% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 19.3% | 22.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More infrastructure data for Ireland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.08 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1998 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.08 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 Ireland?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Ireland was 19.3% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2012.
- How does Ireland rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Ireland ranks 117th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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