Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in France
France: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 25.76 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in France, 2005β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
France recorded 25.76 for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in France peaked at 33.42 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 24.72, in 2012.
France ranks 89th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.68 | 25.25 | 33.42 | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.49 | 24.72 | 29.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.79 | 25.76 | 28.78 | 5 |
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More population data for France
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.033 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.16 million (2100)
- Population density 125.07 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.033 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1075 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.1504 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 65,827 Persons (2050)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.61 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 721,771 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.61 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in France?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in France was 25.76 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 33.42 in 2005.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.72 in 2012.
- How does France rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- France ranks 89th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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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