Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Korea
Korea: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 35.61 in 2023. β² Rising
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Korea, 2003β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Korea is 35.61, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Korea peaked at 36.75 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.99, in 2010.
Korea ranks 62nd of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.26 | 30.31 | 36.63 | 7 |
| 2010s | 34.08 | 29.99 | 36.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.16 | 34.54 | 35.61 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More population data for Korea
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.45 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 599,530 (2100)
- Population density 223.86 (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.45 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3601 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 0.748 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 4,241 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 0.748 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 0.748 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Korea?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Korea was 35.61 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 36.75 in 2016.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.99 in 2010.
- How does Korea rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Korea ranks 62nd out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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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