Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Czechia

Czechia: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 8.05 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
8.05
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
149th
of 152 countries
All-time high
19.73
in 2003
All-time low
7.42
in 2021
Years of data
22
2003–2024

Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Czechia, 2003–2024

051015202003201320242003: 19.72004: 17.82005: 15.12006: 12.92007: 11.92008: 11.72009: 10.92010: 11.22011: 11.32012: 9.72013: 13.92014: 11.72015: 9.42016: 8.52017: 8.22018: 8.42019: 8.52020: 8.12021: 7.42022: 7.52023: 82024: 8.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Czechia stood at 8.05.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Czechia peaked at 19.73 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.42, in 2021.

Czechia ranks 149th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.3 10.86 19.73 7
2010s 10.07 8.16 13.9 10
2020s 7.83 7.42 8.14 5

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 146 Uruguay 8.73 compare
  2. 147 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 8.62 compare
  3. 148 Bulgaria 8.34 compare
  4. 150 Brunei Darussalam 7.08 compare
  5. 151 El Salvador 4 compare
  6. 152 Namibia 3.16 compare

See the full ranking of 152 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Czechia?
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Czechia was 8.05 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 19.73 in 2003.
What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.42 in 2021.
How does Czechia rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
Czechia ranks 149th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia 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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Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
152 places, 2,233 data points, 2001–2024
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