Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 27.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded 27.1% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 40.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2014.
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 88th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 39.5% | — |
| 2004 | 36.8% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 40.2% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 39.2% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | -30.0% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 29.7% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 25.9% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 27.1% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.1% | 27.4% | 40.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 24.2% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 25.0% | 28.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 27.1% 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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2014.
- How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 88th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 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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