Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Malta
Malta: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 45.16 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Malta, 2003–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Malta is 45.16, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 90.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Malta peaked at 45.16 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.97, in 2015.
That places Malta 43rd out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 28.49 | 23.47 | 36.03 | 6 |
| 2010s | 29.53 | 21.97 | 39.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.14 | 30.09 | 45.16 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 40 Mauritius 46.15 compare
- 40 Monaco 46.15 compare
- 42 Switzerland 46.07 compare
- 44 Lebanon 43.38 compare
- 45 Papua New Guinea 42.86 compare
- 46 New Zealand 42.27 compare
More population data for Malta
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.805 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 11,503 (2100)
- Population density 1,125 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.805 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.01 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 7,814 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.01 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.01 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.0533 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Malta?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Malta was 45.16 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 45.16 in 2024.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.97 in 2015.
- How does Malta rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Malta ranks 43rd out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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