Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Serbia
Serbia: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) was 21.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Serbia, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Serbia is 21.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Serbia peaked at 29.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2017.
Serbia ranks 116th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27.7% | — |
| 2007 | 24.7% | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | +21.1% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | -23.7% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | -18.0% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | -0.3% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 21.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.6%, 62% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 21.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.4%, 96% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5% | 24.5% | 27.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 14.9% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 18.6% | 21.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More infrastructure data for Serbia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 123.82 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.42 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 36.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3679 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 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 Serbia?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Serbia was 21.5% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2017.
- How does Serbia rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Serbia ranks 116th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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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