Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Thailand
Thailand: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 8.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Thailand, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Thailand stood at 8.9%.
The figure is down 22.5% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Thailand peaked at 28.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2018.
Thailand ranks 141st of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25.0% | — |
| 2006 | 28.4% | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -93.7% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +997.2% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +31.6% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -66.5% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +137.2% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | -22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.2% | 25.0% | 28.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 1.1% | 25.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 4.9% | 14.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More infrastructure data for Thailand
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 115.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 160.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.90 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.45 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0545 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.61 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 Thailand?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Thailand was 8.9% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2018.
- How does Thailand rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Thailand ranks 141st out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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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