Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Brazil
Brazil: Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees was 23.6 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
23.6
World rank
100th
of 150 countries
All-time high
37.5
in 2015
All-time low
23.6
in 2024
Years of data
6
2000–2024
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Brazil stood at 23.6. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Brazil peaked at 37.5 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.6, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 100th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.7 | — |
| 2005 | 34.4 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 36.9 | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 37.5 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 29.5 | -21.3% |
| 2024 | 23.6 | -20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.55 | 34.4 | 34.7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.2 | 36.9 | 37.5 | 2 |
| 2020s | 26.55 | 23.6 | 29.5 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,306 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,306 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0013 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Brazil?
- Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Brazil was 23.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6 in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees?
- Brazil ranks 100th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from 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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