Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 11.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Viet Nam, 2012–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Viet Nam is 11.5%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Viet Nam peaked at 17.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2022.
Viet Nam ranks 149th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 11.6% | — |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +51.2% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -29.6% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.6% | 11.6% | 17.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More infrastructure data for Viet Nam
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 128.87 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 127.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.64 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0262 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 14.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Viet Nam?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Viet Nam was 11.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2022.
- How does Viet Nam rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Viet Nam ranks 149th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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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