Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Malaysia
Malaysia: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 32.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Malaysia, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Malaysia stood at 32.6%.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Malaysia peaked at 40.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 2013.
That places Malaysia 72nd out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 37.5% | — |
| 2010 | 27.3% | -27.2% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | -16.8% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 40.5% | +47.2% |
| 2021 | 39.4% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 33.0% | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 32.6% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.5% | 37.5% | 37.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 22.7% | 29.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 29.5% | 40.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 69 Sao Tome and Principe 32.8% compare
- 70 Solomon Islands 32.7% compare
- 71 Bahamas 32.7% compare
- 73 Vanuatu 32.3% compare
- 74 Seychelles 31.6% compare
- 75 Burkina Faso 29.0% compare
- 75 Libya 29.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Malaysia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.66 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 139.66 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.22 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2311 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 8.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 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 Malaysia?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Malaysia was 32.6% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 2013.
- How does Malaysia rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Malaysia ranks 72nd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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