Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Oceania
Oceania: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 39.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Oceania, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Oceania is 39.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Oceania peaked at 39.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2005.
That places Oceania 5th out of 28 groups 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 Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20.9% | — |
| 2004 | 20.6% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 31.5% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 35.6% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 37.2% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 39.1% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.6% | 20.5% | 25.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 23.7% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 31.5% | 39.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 2 Bangladesh 75.6% compare
- 3 India 73.5% compare
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 69.9% compare
- 5 Pakistan 69.0% compare
- 6 Nigeria 66.8% compare
- 7 Sri Lanka 66.2% compare
- 8 Philippines 65.2% compare
- 8 Timor-Leste 23.8% compare
More infrastructure data for Oceania
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 73.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.5% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.6% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.7% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.2% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 4.6% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 640.33 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.93 (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 65.0% (2024)
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction 60.0% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Oceania?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Oceania was 39.1% 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 Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2005.
- How does Oceania rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Oceania ranks 5th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania 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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