Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Latvia
Latvia: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 28.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Latvia, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Latvia stood at 28.6%.
The figure is up 20.7% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Latvia peaked at 42.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 2022.
Latvia ranks 77th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 42.2% | — |
| 2004 | 39.7% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | -17.3% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 25.4% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 28.6% | +20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.8% | 26.1% | 42.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 27.8% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 22.7% | 28.6% | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Latvia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.27 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 121.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 204,756 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1097 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 204,756 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.22 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 Latvia?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Latvia was 28.6% 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 2022.
- How does Latvia rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Latvia ranks 77th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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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