Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Japan
Japan: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 15.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Japan, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Japan is 15.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Japan peaked at 16.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2008.
Japan ranks 125th of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 16.5% | — |
| 2004 | 15.0% | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 10.7% | 16.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.9% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 12.6% | 15.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More infrastructure data for Japan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 221.92 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 178.43 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 59.33 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.7 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4765 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 59.33 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.78 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Japan?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Japan was 15.5% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2008.
- How does Japan rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Japan ranks 125th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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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