Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Argentina
Argentina: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 38.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Argentina, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Argentina stood at 38.8%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Argentina peaked at 57.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 2024.
That places Argentina 50th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 57.6% | — |
| 2006 | 53.8% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 57.1% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 56.9% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 52.6% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 50.7% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 49.7% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 50.9% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 46.9% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 44.4% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 43.8% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 40.8% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 38.8% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 38.8% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.6% | 53.8% | 57.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 43.0% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 38.8% | 44.2% | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Argentina
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 64.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.24 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.42 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.05 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1405 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Argentina?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Argentina was 38.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 2024.
- How does Argentina rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Argentina ranks 50th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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