Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Mongolia
Mongolia: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 18.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Mongolia, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Mongolia is 18.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Mongolia peaked at 26.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2013.
Mongolia ranks 119th of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 21.7% | — |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 20.8% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | -22.4% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | +21.8% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.4% | 20.8% | 23.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 14.9% | 26.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 18.9% | 25.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More infrastructure data for Mongolia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.89 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.67 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 519,169 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1473 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 519,169 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.39 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Mongolia?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Mongolia was 18.9% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2013.
- How does Mongolia rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Mongolia ranks 119th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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