Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Pakistan
Pakistan: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 69.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Pakistan, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Pakistan is 69.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Pakistan peaked at 70.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2004.
That places Pakistan 5th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 58.0% | — |
| 2009 | 70.7% | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 66.2% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 65.7% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 67.7% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.4% | 58.0% | 70.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 65.7% | 69.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 67.7% | 69.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 2 Bangladesh 75.6% compare
- 3 India 73.5% compare
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 69.9% 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 Pakistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 193.11 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.54 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.01 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0101 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7685 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Pakistan?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Pakistan was 69.0% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2004.
- How does Pakistan rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Pakistan ranks 5th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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