Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Brazil
Brazil: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 27.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Brazil, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Brazil stood at 27.3%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Brazil peaked at 43.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2023.
Brazil ranks 81st of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 28.3% | — |
| 2006 | 43.3% | +53.3% |
| 2007 | 43.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 30.8% | -29.1% |
| 2009 | 42.5% | +38.2% |
| 2010 | 41.9% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 40.6% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 40.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.7% | 28.3% | 43.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 30.4% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.3% | 28.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More infrastructure data for Brazil
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 216.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 101.93 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.55 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.63 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1063 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -11.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 22.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.02 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 Brazil?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Brazil was 27.3% 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Brazil ranks 81st out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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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