Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Lithuania
Lithuania: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 13.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Lithuania, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Lithuania stood at 13.0%.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Lithuania peaked at 16.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2016.
Lithuania ranks 132nd of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 16.9% | — |
| 2004 | 15.8% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +48.5% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 12.1% | 16.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 8.8% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 10.9% | 13.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More infrastructure data for Lithuania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.97 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 138.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 201,462 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.05 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0698 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 201,462 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.37 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 Lithuania?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Lithuania was 13.0% 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2016.
- How does Lithuania rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Lithuania ranks 132nd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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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