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
Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Cambodia, 2000–2025
Source: Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.8% | — |
| 2005 | 29.8% | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 34.7% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 26.6% | -23.3% |
| 2025 | 26.6% | +0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 26.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.2%, 66% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 26.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.8%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.8% | 29.8% | 35.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 31.9% | 35.0% | 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 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 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 Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026) – processed by 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 Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026) – processed by 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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Pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners as a percentage of the total prison population.