Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Peru
Peru: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 38.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Peru, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Peru stood at 38.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Peru peaked at 70.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 2020.
That places Peru 55th 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 22 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 68.5% | — |
| 2004 | 70.3% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 70.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 68.1% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 67.2% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 62.6% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 59.2% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 61.9% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 38.4% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 35.7% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 33.1% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 36.5% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 37.2% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 36.3% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 38.0% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.5% | 62.6% | 70.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 35.7% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 33.1% | 38.0% | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Peru
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 42.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.40 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0408 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.25 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 Peru?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Peru was 38.0% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2020.
- How does Peru rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Peru ranks 55th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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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