Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Moldova
Moldova: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 17.01 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Moldova, 2004–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Moldova is 17.01, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Moldova peaked at 18.1 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.78, in 2020.
That places Moldova 127th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14.94 | — |
| 2005 | 13.27 | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 11.93 | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 8.87 | -25.6% |
| 2008 | 8.49 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 8.65 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 10.35 | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 9.44 | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 10.16 | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 10.75 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 11.04 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 9.46 | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 11.95 | +26.3% |
| 2017 | 17.56 | +46.9% |
| 2018 | 18.1 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 7.11 | -60.7% |
| 2020 | 5.78 | -18.7% |
| 2024 | 17.01 | +194.3% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 17.01 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.62, 51% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 17.01 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.41, 76% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Moldova 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +194.3% | 5.78 | 17.01 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.03 | 8.49 | 14.94 | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.59 | 7.11 | 18.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4 | 5.78 | 17.01 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More population data for Moldova
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.9131 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.8797 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.9131 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4425 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.923 (2100)
- Population density 45.12 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 62,192 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.923 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.4989 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Moldova?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Moldova was 17.01 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1 in 2018.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.78 in 2020.
- How does Moldova rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Moldova ranks 127th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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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