Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Chile
Chile: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 36.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Chile, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Chile stood at 36.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Chile peaked at 42.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2011.
Chile ranks 61st of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 42.0% | — |
| 2004 | 36.8% | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | -19.5% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 35.1% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 36.2% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 36.8% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 36.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1% | 20.6% | 42.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 17.4% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 32.2% | 36.8% | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Chile
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 26.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.66 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.74 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.79 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0879 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -12.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 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 Chile?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Chile was 36.5% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2011.
- How does Chile rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Chile ranks 61st out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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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