Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 61.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Southern Asia, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 61.8% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Southern Asia peaked at 64.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 2011.
That places Southern Asia 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 52.6% | — |
| 2004 | 54.1% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 55.9% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 55.5% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 56.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 56.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 55.7% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 52.6% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 50.8% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 56.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 58.4% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 62.6% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 64.2% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 63.6% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 61.8% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 61.8% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.2% | 52.6% | 56.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 50.8% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 61.8% | 64.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 1 Haiti 83.6% compare
- 2 Bangladesh 75.6% compare
- 3 India 73.5% compare
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 69.9% compare
More infrastructure data for Southern Asia
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 31.4% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 3.2% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 92.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 3.8% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 2.7% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 4.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 4.7% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 6.2% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 17,508 million constant US$ (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.21 ratio (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Southern Asia?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Southern Asia was 61.8% 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 2011.
- How does Southern Asia rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Southern Asia ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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