Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Jordan
Jordan: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 36.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Jordan, 2005–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 36.9% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Jordan peaked at 50.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 2019.
Jordan ranks 58th of 147 countries on this measure, 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 47.9% | — |
| 2006 | 46.4% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 50.6% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 43.9% | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | -17.7% |
| 2011 | 47.2% | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 47.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 39.0% | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.2% | 43.9% | 50.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 36.9% | 47.7% | 6 |
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More infrastructure data for Jordan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 69.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 485,928 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0421 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 485,928 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6964 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Jordan?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Jordan was 36.9% in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 2019.
- How does Jordan rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Jordan ranks 58th out of 147 countries with data for 2019.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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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