Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Poland
Poland: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 10.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Poland, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Poland recorded 10.9% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Poland peaked at 23.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2015.
Poland ranks 135th of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23.0% | — |
| 2004 | 18.7% | -18.6% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | -13.2% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -27.1% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +30.4% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +30.1% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 11.1% | 23.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 5.7% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 10.9% | 12.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More infrastructure data for Poland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 53.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 138.02 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.41 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.45 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1208 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.45 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Poland?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Poland was 10.9% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2015.
- How does Poland rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Poland ranks 135th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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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