Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees was 26.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
26.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
85th
of 150 countries
All-time high
35.8
in 2000
All-time low
26.6
in 2024
Years of data
7
2000–2025
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Cambodia, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Cambodia stood at 26.6. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Cambodia peaked at 35.8 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.6, in 2024.
Cambodia ranks 85th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.8 | — |
| 2005 | 29.8 | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 31.9 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 35 | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 34.7 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 26.6 | -23.3% |
| 2025 | 26.6 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.8 | 29.8 | 35.8 | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.45 | 31.9 | 35 | 2 |
| 2020s | 29.3 | 26.6 | 34.7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More social development data for Cambodia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11,332 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11,332 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Cambodia?
- Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Cambodia was 26.6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6 in 2024.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees?
- Cambodia ranks 85th out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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