Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Peru
Peru: Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees was 36.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
36.6
World rank
56th
of 150 countries
All-time high
69.5
in 2005
All-time low
33.6
in 2020
Years of data
6
2001–2025
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Peru, 2001–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Peru stood at 36.6.
That represents a change of down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Peru peaked at 69.5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 33.6, in 2020.
That places Peru 56th 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 57.3 | — |
| 2005 | 69.5 | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 58.9 | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 51.1 | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 33.6 | -34.2% |
| 2025 | 36.6 | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.4 | 57.3 | 69.5 | 2 |
| 2010s | 55 | 51.1 | 58.9 | 2 |
| 2020s | 35.1 | 33.6 | 36.6 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More social development data for Peru
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 6,788 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 7,885 (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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,885 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 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 Peru?
- Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Peru was 36.6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.6 in 2020.
- How does Peru rank for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees?
- Peru ranks 56th out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).