Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Canada
Canada: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 46.95 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Canada, 2003–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Canada stood at 46.95. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Canada peaked at 46.95 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.99, in 2003.
Canada ranks 37th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.65 | 27.99 | 37.89 | 7 |
| 2010s | 36.98 | 31.78 | 41.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.11 | 40.87 | 46.95 | 3 |
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More population data for Canada
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.327 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.33 million (2100)
- Population density 6.1 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.327 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.25 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 269,496 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.25 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.25 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.1143 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.35 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Canada?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Canada was 46.95 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 46.95 in 2022.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.99 in 2003.
- How does Canada rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Canada ranks 37th out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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