Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Colombia
Colombia: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 21.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Colombia, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Colombia is 21.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Colombia peaked at 42.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2024.
Colombia ranks 105th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 42.4% | — |
| 2004 | 42.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 38.5% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 34.1% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 30.9% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 31.9% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 33.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | -25.1% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.6% | 31.8% | 42.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 27.2% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 21.6% | 27.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More infrastructure data for Colombia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 174.09 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.32 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1194 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -13.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.32 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.74 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Colombia?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Colombia was 21.6% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Colombia ranks 105th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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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