Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) was 23.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Timor-Leste, 2003–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2017, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Timor-Leste stood at 23.8%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.6% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Timor-Leste peaked at 78.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2017.
Timor-Leste ranks 104th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%) in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 64.7% | — |
| 2009 | 42.6% | -34.1% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | -25.6% |
| 2015 | 78.3% | +146.9% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | -69.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.6% | 42.6% | 64.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 23.8% | 78.3% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Timor-Leste?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Timor-Leste was 23.8% in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2017.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Timor-Leste ranks 104th out of 165 countries with data for 2017.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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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