Personnel in the criminal justice system by sex in Netherlands

Netherlands: Personnel in the criminal justice system by sex was 2,706 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2,706
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
7th
of 37 countries
All-time high
2,706
in 2024
All-time low
2,331
in 2016
Years of data
16
2009–2024

Personnel in the criminal justice system by sex in Netherlands, 2009–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k2009201620242009: 2.4k2010: 2.5k2011: 2.4k2012: 2.4k2013: 2.4k2014: 2.4k2015: 2.4k2016: 2.3k2017: 2.5k2018: 2.5k2019: 2.5k2020: 2.6k2021: 2.6k2022: 2.6k2023: 2.7k2024: 2.7k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for personnel in the criminal justice system by sex in Netherlands is 2,706, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, personnel in the criminal justice system by sex in Netherlands peaked at 2,706 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,331, in 2016.

That places Netherlands 7th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Personnel in the criminal justice system by sex in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Personnel in the criminal justice system by sex in Netherlands, 2009 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2009 2,418
2010 2,502 +3.5%
2011 2,448 -2.2%
2012 2,403 -1.8%
2013 2,378 -1.0%
2014 2,359 -0.8%
2015 2,357 -0.1%
2016 2,331 -1.1%
2017 2,500 +7.3%
2018 2,489 -0.4%
2019 2,488 -0.0%
2020 2,562 +3.0%
2021 2,609 +1.8%
2022 2,636 +1.0%
2023 2,661 +0.9%
2024 2,706 +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,418 2,418 2,418 1
2010s 2,426 2,331 2,502 10
2020s 2,635 2,562 2,706 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 4 Italy 4,634 compare
  2. 5 Spain 3,003 compare
  3. 6 Poland 2,935 compare
  4. 8 Greece 2,704 compare
  5. 9 Hungary 2,687 compare
  6. 10 Serbia 2,654 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is personnel in the criminal justice system by sex in Netherlands?
Personnel in the criminal justice system by sex in Netherlands was 2,706 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest personnel in the criminal justice system by sex recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 2,706 in 2024.
What is the lowest personnel in the criminal justice system by sex recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 2,331 in 2016.
How does Netherlands rank for personnel in the criminal justice system by sex?
Netherlands ranks 7th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
Is personnel in the criminal justice system by sex rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Personnel in the criminal justice system by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Personnel in the criminal justice system by sex
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 568 data points, 2008–2024
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