Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Spain
Spain: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 17.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Spain, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Spain recorded 17.7% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Spain peaked at 24.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2015.
That places Spain 122nd 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 21.9% | — |
| 2004 | 22.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 17.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 20.5% | 24.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 12.5% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.1% | 17.7% | 5 |
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 130.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 18.23 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 38.05 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3732 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.9095 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 18.23 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 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 Spain?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Spain was 17.7% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2015.
- How does Spain rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Spain ranks 122nd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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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