Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Suriname
Suriname: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 19.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
19.4%
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
116th
of 147 countries
All-time high
40.1%
in 2017
All-time low
18.1%
in 2023
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Suriname, 2017–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 19.4% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Suriname ranks 116th of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 40.1% | — |
| 2018 | 28.7% | -28.5% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 32.8% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 37.1% | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | -51.4% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.7% | 26.4% | 40.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 18.1% | 37.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More infrastructure data for Suriname
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 901,670 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.12 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 124,064 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 19.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1956 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 124,064 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.42 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Suriname?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Suriname was 19.4% 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Suriname ranks 116th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname 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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