Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Albania
Albania: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 62.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Albania, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Albania is 62.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Albania peaked at 62.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2003.
Albania ranks 13th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 19.1% | — |
| 2004 | 21.2% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | +56.4% |
| 2008 | 39.6% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 39.7% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 39.5% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 51.4% | +30.1% |
| 2015 | 49.2% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 49.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 41.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 50.4% | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 56.4% | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 56.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 56.2% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1% | 19.1% | 39.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 38.0% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 50.4% | 62.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 10 Faroe Islands 63.6% compare
- 11 Trinidad and Tobago 62.3% compare
- 12 Saint Lucia 62.1% compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 62.0% compare
- 15 Niger 62.0% compare
- 16 Grenada 61.0% compare
More population data for Albania
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2,456 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.286 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.3% (2100)
- Population density 43.25 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 36,822 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Albania?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Albania was 62.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2003.
- How does Albania rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Albania ranks 13th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data, 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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Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%).