Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in El Salvador
El Salvador: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 4 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in El Salvador, 2005–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 4 for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in El Salvador peaked at 35.62 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 19.48, in 2014.
El Salvador ranks 89th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27.42 | — |
| 2006 | 30.41 | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 35.62 | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 34.8 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 32.37 | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 32.19 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 29.08 | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 27.2 | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 22.39 | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 19.48 | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 26.38 | +35.4% |
| 2016 | 32.77 | +24.2% |
| 2017 | 32.46 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 29.5 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 25.99 | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 0.47 | -98.2% |
| 2022 | 4 | +751.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.62, 77% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 4 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.12, 68% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +751.1% | 0.47 | 4 |
| 2020 | -98.2% | 25.99 | 0.47 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.12 | 27.42 | 35.62 | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.74 | 19.48 | 32.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.23 | 0.47 | 4 | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More population data for El Salvador
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.2367 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 6,637 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.3467 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.855 (2100)
- Population density 244.85 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 204,177 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in El Salvador?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in El Salvador was 4 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 35.62 in 2007.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.48 in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- El Salvador ranks 89th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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