Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Northern America
Northern America: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 28.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Northern America, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Northern America stood at 28.0%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Northern America peaked at 28.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2011.
That places Northern America 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22.7% | — |
| 2004 | 21.7% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 27.3% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 27.2% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 28.0% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.5% | 21.7% | 23.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 21.1% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 24.2% | 28.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
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- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 9.8% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 94.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 15.9% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 10.8% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 12.4% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 14.8% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.0% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.9 ratio (2024)
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction 82.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Northern America?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Northern America was 28.0% 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2011.
- How does Northern America rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Northern America ranks 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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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