Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Malta
Malta: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 38.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Malta, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malta recorded 38.2% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Malta peaked at 40.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 2015.
Malta ranks 54th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 28.8% | — |
| 2004 | 29.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 27.9% | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | +28.9% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 31.9% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | -25.5% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | +25.9% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 37.9% | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 38.2% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.5% | 23.5% | 36.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 22.7% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 30.1% | 40.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 51 Guyana 38.7% compare
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- 55 Peru 38.0% compare
- 56 South Africa 38.0% compare
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More infrastructure data for Malta
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 766,620 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 255,500 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4492 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 255,500 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.35 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 Malta?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Malta was 38.2% 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 2015.
- How does Malta rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Malta ranks 54th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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