Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Singapore
Singapore: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 12.46 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Singapore, 2003–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 12.46 for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Singapore peaked at 12.46 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.61, in 2005.
Singapore ranks 137th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4.84 | — |
| 2004 | 3.74 | -22.7% |
| 2005 | 3.61 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 4.28 | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 4.35 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 6.71 | +54.3% |
| 2009 | 6.38 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 7 | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 9.58 | +36.9% |
| 2012 | 8.54 | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 9.49 | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 10.64 | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 10.55 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 10.01 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 12.19 | +21.8% |
| 2018 | 12.41 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 10.46 | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 10.5 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 10.76 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 11.3 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 12.46 | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.84 | 3.61 | 6.71 | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.09 | 7 | 12.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.26 | 10.5 | 12.46 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More population data for Singapore
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 6,337 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4648 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5703 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.949 (2100)
- Population density 5,798 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 140,350 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.949 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.4647 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 0 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Singapore?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Singapore was 12.46 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 12.46 in 2023.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.61 in 2005.
- How does Singapore rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Singapore ranks 137th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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