Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 18.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Puerto Rico, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 18.8% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Puerto Rico peaked at 22.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2018.
That places Puerto Rico 129th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15.7% | — |
| 2006 | 16.2% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | -23.9% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -48.7% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +124.0% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | +50.9% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | -15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 13.7% | 16.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 6.4% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 18.8% | 22.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More infrastructure data for Puerto Rico
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.43 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 773,022 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.84 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2414 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 773,022 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Puerto Rico?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in Puerto Rico was 18.8% 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- Puerto Rico ranks 129th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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