Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Macau (China)
Macau (China): Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 8.62 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Macau (China), 2003–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Macau (China) recorded 8.62 for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.6% on the previous year and down 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Macau (China) peaked at 35.09 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.62, in 2022.
Macau (China) ranks 147th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
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 | 9.7 | 8.62 | 10.59 | 3 |
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More population data for Macau (China)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.4 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 7,889 (2100)
- Population density 10,036 (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.4 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 0.582 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 0 (2017)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 0.582 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 0.582 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -0.6826 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Macau (China)?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Macau (China) was 8.62 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Macau (China)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.09 in 2008.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Macau (China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.62 in 2022.
- How does Macau (China) rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Macau (China) ranks 147th out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Macau (China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macau (China) 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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