Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Albania
Albania: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 62.03 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
62.03
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
13th
of 153 countries
All-time high
62.03
in 2024
All-time low
19.13
in 2003
Years of data
22
2003–2024
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Albania, 2003–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Albania is 62.03, 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 proportion of prison population in Albania peaked at 62.03 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.13, 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 proportion of prison population in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 19.13 | — |
| 2004 | 21.16 | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 25.17 | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 24.78 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 38.75 | +56.4% |
| 2008 | 39.61 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 34.88 | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 40.48 | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 39.71 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 38.03 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 39.52 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 51.4 | +30.1% |
| 2015 | 49.24 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 49.41 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 41.84 | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 41.76 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 44.88 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 50.39 | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 56.36 | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 56.48 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 56.25 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 62.03 | +10.3% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 62.03 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.62, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Albania's 62.03 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.41, 2.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.07 | 19.13 | 39.61 | 7 |
| 2010s | 43.63 | 38.03 | 51.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.3 | 50.39 | 62.03 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 10 Faroe Islands 63.64 compare
- 11 Trinidad and Tobago 62.27 compare
- 12 Saint Lucia 62.11 compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 62 compare
- 15 Niger 61.97 compare
- 16 Grenada 61.03 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)
- Population growth rate -1.31 (2100)
- Population density 43.25 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 36,822 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Albania?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Albania was 62.03 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 62.03 in 2024.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.13 in 2003.
- How does Albania rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Albania ranks 13th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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