Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 18.76 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 18.76, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 15.7% on the previous year and up 27.3% 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, 6.37, in 2018.
Puerto Rico ranks 122nd of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 12.84 | -23.9% |
| 2017 | 12.41 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 6.37 | -48.7% |
| 2019 | 14.27 | +124.0% |
| 2020 | 21.54 | +50.9% |
| 2021 | 22.54 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 21.17 | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 22.26 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 18.76 | -15.7% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 18.76 is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.75, 73% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 18.76 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.12, 49% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +124.0% | 6.37 | 14.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.87 | 13.65 | 16.21 | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.85 | 6.37 | 16.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.25 | 18.76 | 22.54 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More population data for Puerto Rico
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -2.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.0918 % change on previous year (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 18.76 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 6.37 in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Puerto Rico ranks 122nd out of 153 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 27.3%. 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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