Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Ecuador
Ecuador: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 36.94 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Ecuador, 2003β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Ecuador is 36.94, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Ecuador peaked at 65.24 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 33.19, in 2017.
Ecuador ranks 58th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.14 | 59.74 | 65.24 | 3 |
| 2010s | 38.58 | 33.19 | 55.47 | 8 |
| 2020s | 37.79 | 36.14 | 40.17 | 5 |
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More population data for Ecuador
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.582 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 792,284 (2100)
- Population density 76.87 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.582 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.81 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 23,218 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.81 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.81 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.9905 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.82 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Ecuador?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Ecuador was 36.94 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 65.24 in 2003.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.19 in 2017.
- How does Ecuador rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Ecuador ranks 58th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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