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
Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Paraguay, 1999–2025
Source: Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 92.7% | — |
| 2005 | 72.4% | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 78.9% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | -7.8% |
| 2025 | 60.8% | -14.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 60.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.7%, 1.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 60.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.4%, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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 | 78.0% | 77.0% | 78.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 65.9% | 60.8% | 71.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 10 Nigeria 65.0% compare
- 11 Dominican Republic 64.6% compare
- 12 Saint Lucia 64.4% compare
- 14 Bolivia 60.7% compare
- 15 Togo 60.0% 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 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 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 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 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 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.