Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Mexico
Mexico: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 36.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Mexico, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Mexico stood at 36.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Mexico peaked at 48.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 2009.
Mexico ranks 62nd of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 43.2% | — |
| 2004 | 41.0% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 42.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 40.1% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | -21.4% |
| 2010 | 34.2% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | +36.9% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 34.5% | -23.8% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 35.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 40.9% | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 42.1% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 39.1% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 37.2% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 36.3% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.2% | 31.5% | 43.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 32.9% | 48.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 36.3% | 42.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 59 United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) 36.8% compare
- 60 Bosnia and Herzegovina 36.6% compare
- 61 Chile 36.5% compare
- 63 Kosovo 35.2% compare
- 64 Panama 35.2% compare
- 65 Republic of Korea 35.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Mexico
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 152.44 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.49 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 29.52 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2256 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 29.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.16 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 Mexico?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Mexico was 36.3% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 2009.
- How does Mexico rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Mexico ranks 62nd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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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