Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees was 60.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
60.8
World rank
13th
of 150 countries
All-time high
92.7
in 1999
All-time low
60.8
in 2025
Years of data
6
1999–2025
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Paraguay, 1999–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 60.8 for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Paraguay peaked at 92.7 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 60.8, in 2025.
Paraguay ranks 13th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 92.7 | — |
| 2005 | 72.4 | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 78.9 | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 77 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 71 | -7.8% |
| 2025 | 60.8 | -14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.7 | 92.7 | 92.7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.4 | 72.4 | 72.4 | 1 |
| 2010s | 77.95 | 77 | 78.9 | 2 |
| 2020s | 65.9 | 60.8 | 71 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 10 Nigeria 65 compare
- 11 Dominican Republic 64.6 compare
- 12 Saint Lucia 64.4 compare
- 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 60.7 compare
- 15 Togo 60 compare
- 16 Trinidad and Tobago 59.7 compare
More social development data for Paraguay
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,621 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 162 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (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 162 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 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 Paraguay?
- Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Paraguay was 60.8 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7 in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.8 in 2025.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees?
- Paraguay ranks 13th out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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