Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Philippines
Philippines: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) was 65.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Philippines, 2004–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Philippines is 65.2%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Philippines peaked at 93.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 2019.
Philippines ranks 8th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 63.5% | — |
| 2006 | 63.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 93.1% | +54.1% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | -36.4% |
| 2011 | 61.0% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 62.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 63.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 74.7% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 72.2% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 59.2% | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 64.3% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | +1.4% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 65.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.6%, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 65.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.8%, 2.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +54.1% | 60.4% | 93.1% |
| 2010 | -36.4% | 93.1% | 59.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.1% | 60.4% | 93.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 59.2% | 74.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 64.3% | 65.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More infrastructure data for Philippines
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 133.57 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 115.3 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.42 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.82 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0382 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Philippines?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Philippines was 65.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 2019.
- How does Philippines rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Philippines ranks 8th out of 165 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Philippines 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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