Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 36.57 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2010–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 36.57 for unsentenced detainees as proportion of 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 proportion of prison population in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 36.57 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.66, 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 proportion of prison population in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17.9 | — |
| 2011 | 14.58 | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 12.09 | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 11.66 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 12.14 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 15.05 | +24.0% |
| 2016 | 15.36 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 15.43 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 28.08 | +82.0% |
| 2019 | 31.82 | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 27.05 | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 27.36 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 30.56 | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 33.53 | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 36.57 | +9.1% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 36.57 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.62, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 36.57 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.41, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Bosnia and Herzegovina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +82.0% | 15.43 | 28.08 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.41 | 11.66 | 31.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.01 | 27.05 | 36.57 | 5 |
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More population data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 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)
- Population growth rate -1.05 (2100)
- Population density 26.69 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 49,993 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 36.57 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 36.57 in 2024.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.66 in 2013.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 61st out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of 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 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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