Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Thailand
Thailand: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 8.94 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Thailand, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 8.94 for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in 2024.
That represents a change of down 22.5% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Thailand peaked at 28.35 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.08, in 2018.
Thailand ranks 147th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24.99 | — |
| 2006 | 28.35 | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 25.35 | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 25.28 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 21.11 | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 18.55 | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 18.45 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 17.16 | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 1.08 | -93.7% |
| 2019 | 11.85 | +997.2% |
| 2020 | 11.01 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 14.49 | +31.6% |
| 2022 | 4.86 | -66.5% |
| 2023 | 11.53 | +137.2% |
| 2024 | 8.94 | -22.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 8.94 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.62, 27% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 8.94 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.82, 38% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +997.2% | 1.08 | 11.85 |
| 2023 | +137.2% | 4.86 | 11.53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.23 | 24.99 | 28.35 | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.21 | 1.08 | 25.28 | 7 |
| 2020s | 10.17 | 4.86 | 14.49 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More population data for Thailand
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8771 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 67,880 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.0154 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4671 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.749 (2100)
- Population density 89.17 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.67 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Thailand?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Thailand was 8.94 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 28.35 in 2006.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 in 2018.
- How does Thailand rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Thailand ranks 147th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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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