Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Norway
Norway: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 22.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Norway, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Norway recorded 22.4% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Norway peaked at 26.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2006.
That places Norway 102nd out of 147 countries 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22.0% | — |
| 2004 | 18.5% | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | +25.9% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | -20.3% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | +16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 15.7% | 22.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 21.8% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 17.2% | 23.7% | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Norway
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 73,208 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.31 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0131 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 73,208 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Norway?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Norway was 22.4% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2006.
- How does Norway rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Norway ranks 102nd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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