Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Guatemala
Guatemala: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 28.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Guatemala, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 28.3% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.6% on the previous year and down 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Guatemala peaked at 50.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 2024.
Guatemala ranks 78th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 47.0% | — |
| 2010 | 48.8% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 50.2% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 48.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | -39.2% |
| 2018 | 32.1% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 42.5% | +32.5% |
| 2020 | 47.7% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 43.1% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 33.4% | -22.5% |
| 2023 | 37.0% | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 28.3% | -23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.0% | 47.0% | 47.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 29.6% | 50.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 28.3% | 47.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More infrastructure data for Guatemala
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 20.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.98 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.77 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1077 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.13 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 Guatemala?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Guatemala was 28.3% 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Guatemala ranks 78th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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