Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Belgium
Belgium: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 25.61 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Belgium, 2005β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 25.61 for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Belgium peaked at 37.87 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 25.61, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 91st of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.87 | 37.87 | 37.87 | 1 |
| 2010s | 31.97 | 27.46 | 35.15 | 6 |
| 2020s | 27 | 25.61 | 28.68 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 88 Finland 26.27 compare
- 89 France 25.76 compare
- 90 Israel 25.75 compare
- 92 Kyrgyz Republic 25.6 compare
- 93 Bahamas, The 25.55 compare
- 94 Eswatini, Kingdom of 24.49 compare
More population data for Belgium
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.166 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 461,216 (2100)
- Population density 365.29 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.166 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0085 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.2011 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 12,091 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.2017 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.44 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 183,551 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Belgium?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Belgium was 25.61 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 37.87 in 2005.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.61 in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Belgium ranks 91st out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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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