Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Slovenia
Slovenia: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 39.76 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Slovenia, 2003–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Slovenia stood at 39.76. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.2% on the previous year and up 1,001.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Slovenia peaked at 39.76 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.61, in 2014.
Slovenia ranks 49th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23.36 | — |
| 2004 | 27.19 | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 23.76 | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 20.83 | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 19.69 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 17 | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 24.91 | +46.5% |
| 2010 | 6.74 | -72.9% |
| 2011 | 6.99 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 5.66 | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 4.85 | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 3.61 | -25.6% |
| 2015 | 12.22 | +238.5% |
| 2016 | 10.32 | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 20.82 | +101.7% |
| 2018 | 22.44 | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 23.78 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 27.67 | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 33.1 | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 26.88 | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 28.16 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 39.76 | +41.2% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 39.76 is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.75, 1.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 39.76 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.41, 1.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Slovenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +238.5% | 3.61 | 12.22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.39 | 17 | 27.19 | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.74 | 3.61 | 23.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.11 | 26.88 | 39.76 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More population data for Slovenia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2628 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2628 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2228 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0661 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.27 (2100)
- Population density 81.05 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 66,504 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.27 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.4177 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Slovenia?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Slovenia was 39.76 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.76 in 2024.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.61 in 2014.
- How does Slovenia rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Slovenia ranks 49th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,001.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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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