Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 21.98 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Puerto Rico, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Puerto Rico is 21.98, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Puerto Rico peaked at 22.54 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.26, in 2018.
Puerto Rico ranks 103rd of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15.67 | — |
| 2006 | 16.21 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 13.95 | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 13.65 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 14.94 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 15.5 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 16.05 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 14.47 | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 14.74 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 16.88 | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 13.11 | -22.3% |
| 2017 | 13.13 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.26 | -44.7% |
| 2019 | 14.27 | +96.6% |
| 2020 | 21.54 | +50.9% |
| 2021 | 22.54 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 21.17 | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 22.26 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 21.98 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.87 | 13.65 | 16.21 | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.04 | 7.26 | 16.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9 | 21.17 | 22.54 | 5 |
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More population data for Puerto Rico
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -30.47 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -2.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -2.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7905 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -2.26 (2100)
- Population density 112.25 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 23,218 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -2.26 (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.0575 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Puerto Rico?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Puerto Rico was 21.98 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 22.54 in 2021.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.26 in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Puerto Rico ranks 103rd out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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