Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Sweden
Sweden: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 27.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Sweden, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 27.0% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Sweden peaked at 28.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2008.
That places Sweden 84th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20.7% | — |
| 2004 | 21.3% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 21.6% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 23.5% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 28.3% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 27.0% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5% | 19.5% | 21.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 21.5% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 26.9% | 28.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 81 Brazil 27.3% compare
- 82 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 27.1% compare
- 83 Germany 27.0% compare
- 85 Cambodia 26.6% compare
- 86 Iraq (Central Iraq) 26.5% compare
- 87 El Salvador 26.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Sweden
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 796,716 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 796,716 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.41 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 Sweden?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Sweden was 27.0% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2008.
- How does Sweden rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Sweden ranks 84th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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