Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 63.64 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Faroe Islands, 2003–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Faroe Islands is 63.64, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 409.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Faroe Islands peaked at 63.64 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2005.
Faroe Islands ranks 11th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.26 | 10 | 38.46 | 3 |
| 2010s | 33.63 | 12.5 | 62.5 | 6 |
| 2020s | 63.64 | 63.64 | 63.64 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 8 Sri Lanka 66.24 compare
- 9 Philippines 65.23 compare
- 10 Niger 64.67 compare
- 12 Trinidad and Tobago 62.27 compare
- 13 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 60.73 compare
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 60.56 compare
More population data for Faroe Islands
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.247 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2,935 (2100)
- Population density 46.18 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.247 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4747 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.91 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.91 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.91 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Faroe Islands?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Faroe Islands was 63.64 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 63.64 in 2020.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2005.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Faroe Islands ranks 11th out of 152 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 409.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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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