Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
United Kingdom (Northern Ireland): Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 36.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in United Kingdom (Northern Ireland), 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) recorded 36.8% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) peaked at 38.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2016.
That places United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) 61st out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in United Kingdom (Northern Ireland), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 32.7% | — |
| 2006 | 35.6% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 33.8% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 33.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 38.2% | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 38.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 37.1% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 35.4% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 36.8% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 32.7% | 35.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 23.7% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 35.4% | 38.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) was 36.8% 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 United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2016.
- How does United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) ranks 61st out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) 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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