Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 30.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 30.7%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 43.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2024.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 40.1% | — |
| 2004 | 38.6% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37.8% | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 41.3% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 40.6% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 43.2% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 37.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 34.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 33.2% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 31.7% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 30.7% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.3% | 37.8% | 43.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 35.0% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 30.7% | 34.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 12 Saint Lucia 62.1% compare
- 13 Albania 62.0% compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 62.0% compare
- 15 Niger 62.0% compare
- 16 Grenada 61.0% compare
- 17 Saint Kitts and Nevis 60.6% compare
- 18 Liberia 60.5% compare
More infrastructure data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 12.4% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 8.8% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 82.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 6.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 6.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 4.2% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 3.2% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.7% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 8,352 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.31 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Latin America and the Caribbean was 30.7% 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2024.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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