Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Portugal
Portugal: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 21.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Portugal, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Portugal stood at 21.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Portugal peaked at 25.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2016.
That places Portugal 104th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 25.4% | — |
| 2004 | 21.9% | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.5% | 19.0% | 25.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 15.2% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 18.4% | 21.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More infrastructure data for Portugal
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.94 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.53 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 53 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.5167 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.4382 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.53 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.21 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 Portugal?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Portugal was 21.7% 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2016.
- How does Portugal rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Portugal ranks 104th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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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