Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Uruguay
Uruguay: Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population was 8.73 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Uruguay, 2003–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 8.73 for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 43.7% on the previous year and down 87.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Uruguay peaked at 69.37 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.73, in 2022.
Uruguay ranks 146th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.17 | 57.05 | 60.39 | 3 |
| 2010s | 59.3 | 22.03 | 69.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.12 | 8.73 | 15.51 | 2 |
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More population data for Uruguay
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.02 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 78,530 (2100)
- Population density 12.83 (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.02 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.4 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 1,322 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.4 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.4 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.0088 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.41 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Uruguay?
- Unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population in Uruguay was 8.73 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 69.37 in 2015.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.73 in 2022.
- How does Uruguay rank for unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population?
- Uruguay ranks 146th out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unsentenced detainees as proportion of prison population rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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