Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Romania
Romania: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 9.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Romania, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Romania is 9.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 73.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Romania peaked at 16.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2015.
That places Romania 139th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 15.7% | — |
| 2004 | 15.4% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -20.3% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +39.0% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -34.2% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | -44.7% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +17.4% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 10.0% | 16.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 5.2% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.8% | 9.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More infrastructure data for Romania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 119.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.72 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.06 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0904 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -12.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.2 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 Romania?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Romania was 9.2% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2015.
- How does Romania rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Romania ranks 139th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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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