Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Qatar
Qatar: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 23.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Qatar, 2003–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Qatar is 23.6%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 34.5% on the previous year and up 349.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Qatar peaked at 43.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2003.
That places Qatar 99th out of 147 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.9% | — |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +81.8% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | +1288.7% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | +84.5% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -87.2% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +337.3% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | +89.0% |
| 2014 | 43.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.0% | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | -34.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 0.9% | 41.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 23.0% | 43.5% | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Qatar
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 153.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 524,643 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1836 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.1749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 524,643 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.64 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 Qatar?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Qatar was 23.6% in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2003.
- How does Qatar rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Qatar ranks 99th out of 147 countries with data for 2019.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 349.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar 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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