Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Panama
Panama: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 35.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Panama, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Panama is 35.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Panama peaked at 83.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2023.
That places Panama 64th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 57.3% | — |
| 2005 | 59.3% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 58.7% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | +42.9% |
| 2010 | 63.5% | -23.8% |
| 2011 | 68.7% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 66.5% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | -25.2% |
| 2020 | 39.5% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 38.5% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 36.5% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 35.2% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.4% | 57.3% | 83.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 42.6% | 68.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 34.6% | 39.5% | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Panama
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.98 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 156.59 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 774,060 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.36 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1736 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 774,060 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.57 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Panama?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Panama was 35.2% 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Panama ranks 64th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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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