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 126th out of 152 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.03 | 8.49 | 14.94 | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.61 | 7.11 | 18.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4 | 5.78 | 17.01 | 2 |
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More population data for Moldova
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.923 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 62,192 (2100)
- Population density 45.12 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.923 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.73 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 135,941 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.73 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.73 (2024)
- Natural population growth -0.2851 (2023)
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 126th out of 152 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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