Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 14.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in North Macedonia, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 14.0% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in North Macedonia peaked at 30.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2005.
That places North Macedonia 130th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13.5% | — |
| 2004 | 11.4% | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -44.3% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +60.0% |
| 2008 | 30.1% | +194.9% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -37.4% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -45.8% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -23.0% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +70.2% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | +24.4% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 6.4% | 30.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 7.9% | 18.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 11.4% | 14.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More infrastructure data for North Macedonia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.39 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 456,183 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 25.02 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2501 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 456,183 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 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 North Macedonia?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in North Macedonia was 14.0% 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2005.
- How does North Macedonia rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- North Macedonia ranks 130th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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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