Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Italy
Italy: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 16.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Italy, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Italy stood at 16.9%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Italy peaked at 56.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2022.
Italy ranks 124th of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 37.9% | — |
| 2004 | 36.4% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 37.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 55.6% | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 56.7% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 50.8% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 45.6% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | -52.1% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 16.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.7% | 36.4% | 56.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 17.4% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 16.4% | 17.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More infrastructure data for Italy
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 78.67 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.57 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.30 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 34.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3444 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.9713 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 20.30 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 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 Italy?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Italy was 16.9% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Italy ranks 124th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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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