Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Germany
Germany: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 26.99 in 2024. β² Rising
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Germany, 2003β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Germany stood at 26.99. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Germany peaked at 26.99 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.23, in 2010.
Germany ranks 84th 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 | 21.16 | 18.58 | 24.93 | 7 |
| 2010s | 21.12 | 18.23 | 23.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.63 | 22.59 | 26.99 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 81 Slovenia 28.16 compare
- 82 Mozambique 28.06 compare
- 83 Greece 27 compare
- 85 United States 26.91 compare
- 86 Netherlands 26.58 compare
- 87 Cambodia 26.55 compare
More population data for Germany
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.049 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.11 million (2100)
- Population density 202.93 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.049 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.36 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 2.75 million (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.36 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.36 (2024)
- Natural population growth -0.3724 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.44 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Germany?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Germany was 26.99 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 26.99 in 2024.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.23 in 2010.
- How does Germany rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Germany ranks 84th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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