Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Paraguay
Paraguay: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 63.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
63.9%
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
9th
of 147 countries
All-time high
77.6%
in 2016
All-time low
62.5%
in 2010
Years of data
20
2005–2024
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Paraguay, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 63.9% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Paraguay peaked at 77.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 62.5%, in 2010.
Paraguay ranks 9th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 72.4% | — |
| 2006 | 73.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 67.3% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 67.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 65.4% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 71.4% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 69.4% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 72.3% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 75.8% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 77.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 76.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 70.3% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 67.8% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 66.5% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 63.9% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.3% | 65.4% | 73.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 62.5% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 63.9% | 70.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 6 Nigeria 66.8% compare
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- 8 Timor-Leste 23.8% compare
- 10 Faroe Islands 63.6% compare
- 10 Türkiye 14.4% compare
- 11 Trinidad and Tobago 62.3% compare
- 11 Viet Nam 11.5% compare
- 12 Saint Lucia 62.1% compare
More infrastructure data for Paraguay
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.67 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.61 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 205,511 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.03 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 21.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 205,511 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.27 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Paraguay?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Paraguay was 63.9% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.5% in 2010.
- How does Paraguay rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Paraguay ranks 9th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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