Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Cyprus
Cyprus: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 31.37 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Cyprus, 2003–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Cyprus is 31.37, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Cyprus peaked at 31.88 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.61, in 2007.
Cyprus ranks 75th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.66 | 12.61 | 18.28 | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.76 | 18.98 | 31.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.72 | 26.92 | 31.37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 72 Sao Tome and Principe 32.81 compare
- 73 Vanuatu 32.31 compare
- 74 Seychelles 31.65 compare
- 76 Burkina Faso 29.94 compare
- 77 Denmark 29.2 compare
- 78 Libya 29 compare
More population data for Cyprus
- Population growth rate -0.343 (2100)
- Population density 138.03 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 51,005 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.343 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.38 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.38 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 45,750 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.38 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.39 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.38 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Cyprus?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Cyprus was 31.37 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 31.88 in 2019.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.61 in 2007.
- How does Cyprus rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Cyprus ranks 75th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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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