Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Estonia
Estonia: Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court was 2,938 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling
Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Estonia, 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 2,938 Number for persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Estonia peaked at 11,574 Number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2,938 Number, in 2024.
Estonia ranks 40th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11,574 Number | — |
| 2009 | 7,881 Number | -31.9% |
| 2010 | 9,131 Number | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 9,992 Number | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 9,638 Number | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 8,477 Number | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 7,670 Number | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 7,375 Number | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 7,619 Number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 6,714 Number | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 5,702 Number | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 5,703 Number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,949 Number | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 4,569 Number | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 3,837 Number | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 3,380 Number | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 2,938 Number | -13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,728 Number | 7,881 Number | 11,574 Number | 2 |
| 2010s | 7,802 Number | 5,702 Number | 9,992 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,935 Number | 2,938 Number | 4,949 Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More reference data data for Estonia
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change 52.32 Millimetres per year (2023)
- Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 1.22 Degrees celsius (2023)
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - monthly data 502.94 Number (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - annual data 3,730 Number (2025)
- IPAC Dashboard indicators — Geothermal 0 Index (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 42.78 Percentage of GDP (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 20.47 Percentage of GDP (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 6.67 Percentage of GDP (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 13.34 Percentage of GDP (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 14.94 Percentage of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Estonia?
- Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Estonia was 2,938 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,574 Number in 2008.
- What is the lowest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,938 Number in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court?
- Estonia ranks 40th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).