Personnel in the criminal justice system by sex by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
21,952
Germany
Lowest
20
Liechtenstein, Principality of
Median
954
Years covered
17
2008β2024
Data points
568
What the numbers show
Personnel in the criminal justice system by sex is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 21,952 in Germany; the lowest is 20 in Liechtenstein, Principality of.
The median across all reporting countries is 954, and the mean is 2,096.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,098.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 51.7%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 70.6%).
Personnel in the criminal justice system by sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 21,952 | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 2 | France | 7,654 | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 3 | Romania | 6,732 | 2024 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 4,634 | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 5 | Spain | 3,003 | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 2,935 | 2024 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands | 2,706 | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 8 | Greece | 2,704 | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 9 | Hungary | 2,687 | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 10 | Serbia | 2,654 | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 2,280 | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 12 | Portugal | 1,715 | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 13 | Croatia | 1,673 | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 14 | Belgium | 1,580 | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 15 | Slovakia | 1,332 | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 16 | Switzerland | 1,303 | 2020 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 17 | Finland | 1,086 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 18 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,044 | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 954 | 2024 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 20 | Slovenia | 853 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 21 | Norway | 841 | 2019 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 22 | Czechia | 733 | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Lithuania | 714 | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 24 | Denmark | 708 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 25 | Latvia | 512 | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 26 | Kosovo* | 419 | 2019 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 27 | Austria | 396 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 368 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 29 | Montenegro | 265 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 30 | Estonia | 249 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 242 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 32 | Albania | 231 | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 33 | Ireland | 195 | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 34 | Cyprus | 71 | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 35 | Iceland | 65 | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 36 | Malta | 48 | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 37 | Liechtenstein, Principality of | 20 | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |