Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Brazil
Brazil: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 27.26 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Brazil, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Brazil is 27.26, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Brazil peaked at 43.44 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 27.26, in 2023.
Brazil ranks 83rd of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 28.26 | — |
| 2006 | 43.31 | +53.3% |
| 2007 | 43.44 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 30.79 | -29.1% |
| 2009 | 42.55 | +38.2% |
| 2010 | 41.88 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 40.62 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 40.33 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 40.53 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 41.17 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 37.47 | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 34.93 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 34.93 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 35.08 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 30.43 | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 26.53 | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 28.94 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 28.05 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 27.26 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 27.26 | +0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 27.26 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.62, 81% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 27.26 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.12, 72% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +53.3% | 28.26 | 43.31 |
| 2009 | +38.2% | 30.79 | 42.55 |
| 2008 | -29.1% | 43.44 | 30.79 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.67 | 28.26 | 43.44 | 5 |
| 2010s | 37.74 | 30.43 | 41.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.61 | 26.53 | 28.94 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More population data for Brazil
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.2798 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 230,886 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4122 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8366 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.737 (2100)
- Population density 19.55 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.45 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Brazil?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Brazil was 27.26 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 43.44 in 2007.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.26 in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Brazil ranks 83rd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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