Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 35.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Republic of Korea, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Republic of Korea is 35.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Republic of Korea peaked at 36.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2010.
Republic of Korea ranks 67th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 36.6% | — |
| 2004 | 35.0% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 30.7% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 32.7% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 34.2% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 35.4% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 35.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 34.5% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 34.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 35.9% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 34.3% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 34.9% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 35.6% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 35.0% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.3% | 30.3% | 36.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 30.0% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 34.3% | 35.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More infrastructure data for Republic of Korea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 172.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.29 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 41.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4114 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 21.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.72 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 Republic of Korea?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Republic of Korea was 35.0% 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2010.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Republic of Korea ranks 67th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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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