Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Vietnam
Vietnam: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 11.5 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
11.5
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
140th
of 153 countries
All-time high
17.6
in 2015
All-time low
11.5
in 2022
Years of data
5
2012–2022
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Vietnam, 2012–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Vietnam is 11.5, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Vietnam peaked at 17.6 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.5, in 2022.
Vietnam ranks 140th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 11.64 | — |
| 2015 | 17.6 | +51.2% |
| 2018 | 12.39 | -29.6% |
| 2019 | 12.8 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 11.5 | -10.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 11.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.62, 34% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 11.5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.82, 48% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.61 | 11.64 | 17.6 | 4 |
| 2020s | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More population data for Vietnam
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5387 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.4983 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5387 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4775 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.544 (2100)
- Population density 292.59 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.95 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.544 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.8828 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Vietnam?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Vietnam was 11.5 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6 in 2015.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5 in 2022.
- How does Vietnam rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Vietnam ranks 140th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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