Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Norway
Norway: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 19.26 in 2023. β² Rising
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Norway, 2003β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 19.26 for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Norway peaked at 25.74 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.65, in 2006.
That places Norway 118th out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.75 | 15.65 | 22.01 | 7 |
| 2010s | 24.02 | 21.75 | 25.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4 | 17.17 | 23.61 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More population data for Norway
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.231 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 224,990 (2100)
- Population density 14.86 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.231 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1496 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.6612 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 6,368 Persons (2050)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.45 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 123,981 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.45 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Norway?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Norway was 19.26 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 25.74 in 2015.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.65 in 2006.
- How does Norway rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Norway ranks 118th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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