Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Montenegro

Montenegro: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 54.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
54.3%
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
26th
of 147 countries
All-time high
54.3%
in 2024
All-time low
21.3%
in 2014
Years of data
22
2003–2024

Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Montenegro, 2003–2024

02040602003201320242003: 30.92004: 37.52005: 39.42006: 48.32007: 452008: 46.72009: 45.72010: 27.82011: 25.42012: 27.12013: 28.62014: 21.32015: 26.42016: 27.72017: 27.62018: 30.92019: 33.72020: 40.92021: 42.42022: 41.12023: 48.32024: 54.3

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Montenegro recorded 54.3% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 155.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Montenegro peaked at 54.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2014.

That places Montenegro 26th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Montenegro, year by year

Annual values for Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Montenegro, 2003 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2003 30.9%
2004 37.5% +21.5%
2005 39.4% +4.8%
2006 48.3% +22.7%
2007 45.0% -6.7%
2008 46.7% +3.7%
2009 45.7% -2.2%
2010 27.8% -39.2%
2011 25.4% -8.5%
2012 27.1% +6.3%
2013 28.6% +5.6%
2014 21.3% -25.5%
2015 26.4% +23.8%
2016 27.7% +5.1%
2017 27.6% -0.3%
2018 30.9% +12.0%
2019 33.7% +8.9%
2020 40.9% +21.4%
2021 42.4% +3.7%
2022 41.1% -3.0%
2023 48.3% +17.4%
2024 54.3% +12.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.9% 30.9% 48.3% 7
2010s 27.6% 21.3% 33.7% 10
2020s 45.4% 40.9% 54.3% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Montenegro?
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Montenegro was 54.3% 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 Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 2024.
What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2014.
How does Montenegro rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
Montenegro ranks 26th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is up 155.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Montenegro 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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Indicator
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
186 places, 3,007 data points, 2003–2024
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