Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Macao
Macao: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 17.57 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Macao, 2003–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Macao recorded 17.57 for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 103.8% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Macao peaked at 35.09 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.62, in 2022.
Macao ranks 126th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13.91 | — |
| 2004 | 11.65 | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 35.09 | +201.2% |
| 2009 | 33.01 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 24.43 | -26.0% |
| 2011 | 18.06 | -26.1% |
| 2012 | 21.4 | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 22.18 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 18.51 | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 21.95 | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 19.51 | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 20.4 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 18.45 | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 20.48 | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 9.88 | -51.8% |
| 2021 | 10.59 | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 8.62 | -18.6% |
| 2024 | 17.57 | +103.8% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 17.57 is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.75, 68% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Macao's 17.57 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.82, 74% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Macao 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +201.2% | 11.65 | 35.09 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.41 | 11.65 | 35.09 | 4 |
| 2010s | 20.54 | 18.06 | 24.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.66 | 8.62 | 17.57 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More population data for Macao
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2047)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.406 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.4 (2100)
- Population density 10,036 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 7,889 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.4 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Macao?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Macao was 17.57 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 35.09 in 2008.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.62 in 2022.
- How does Macao rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Macao ranks 126th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao 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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