Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 36.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 36.6% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 201.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 36.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2013.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 61st of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17.9% | — |
| 2011 | 14.6% | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | +24.0% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | +82.0% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 33.5% | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 36.6% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.4% | 11.7% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 27.1% | 36.6% | 5 |
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.9162 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2,739 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.4708 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.843 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 26.69 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 49,993 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 36.6% 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2013.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 61st out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 201.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 (%).