Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 20.27 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Kazakhstan, 2005–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 20.27 for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Kazakhstan peaked at 20.27 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.34, in 2017.
That places Kazakhstan 112th out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15.57 | — |
| 2006 | 16.11 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 16.67 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 16.43 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 15.42 | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 15.46 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 15.45 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 15.77 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 15.27 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 13.83 | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 11.34 | -18.0% |
| 2020 | 18.32 | +61.6% |
| 2022 | 20.27 | +10.6% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 20.27 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.62, 60% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 20.27 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.41, 90% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Kazakhstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +61.6% | 11.34 | 18.32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2 | 15.57 | 16.67 | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.65 | 11.34 | 15.77 | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.3 | 18.32 | 20.27 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More population data for Kazakhstan
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.2152 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.7585 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.2152 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2511 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 25,610 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2235 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.205 (2100)
- Population density 12.47 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.92 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Kazakhstan?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Kazakhstan was 20.27 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.27 in 2022.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.34 in 2017.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Kazakhstan ranks 112th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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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