Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Belize
Belize: Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees was 36.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Belize, 2001–2025
Source: Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Belize is 36.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Belize peaked at 36.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2001.
That places Belize 58th out of 150 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14.5% | — |
| 2005 | 25.6% | +76.6% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 30.1% | +38.1% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 36.4% | +21.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 36.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.7%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Belize's 36.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.4%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1% | 14.5% | 25.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 21.8% | 30.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 30.0% | 36.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More social development data for Belize
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 347 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 108 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 108 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Belize?
- Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Belize was 36.4% in 2025, according to Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2001.
- How does Belize rank for share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees?
- Belize ranks 58th out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners as a percentage of the total prison population.