Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in India
India: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 75.77 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in India, 2004–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in India is 75.77, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in India peaked at 77.1 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 64.68, in 2011.
India ranks 2nd of 152 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.23 | 65.52 | 67.04 | 6 |
| 2010s | 66.78 | 64.68 | 69.05 | 7 |
| 2020s | 76.33 | 75.77 | 77.1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 Haiti 84 compare
- 3 Bangladesh 75.62 compare
- 4 Saint Lucia 69.4 compare
- 5 Pakistan 67.65 compare
More population data for India
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.512 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 66.77 million (2100)
- Population density 506.27 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.512 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.96 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 236,763 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.96 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.96 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.9535 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.98 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in India?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in India was 75.77 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1 in 2021.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.68 in 2011.
- How does India rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- India ranks 2nd out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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