Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Portugal

Portugal: Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court was 42,796 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
42,796 Number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
17th
of 41 countries
All-time high
87,861 Number
in 2008
All-time low
35,345 Number
in 2020
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Portugal, 2008–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2008201620242008: 87.9k Number2009: 78.3k Number2010: 77.8k Number2011: 77.8k Number2012: 79.2k Number2013: 71.2k Number2014: 52.9k Number2015: 59.5k Number2016: 56.9k Number2017: 52.0k Number2018: 46.7k Number2019: 45.3k Number2020: 35.3k Number2021: 42.7k Number2022: 45.9k Number2023: 42.5k Number2024: 42.8k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 42,796 Number for persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Portugal peaked at 87,861 Number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 35,345 Number, in 2020.

Portugal ranks 17th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process in Portugal, 2008 to 2024.
Year Number Change
2008 87,861 Number
2009 78,266 Number -10.9%
2010 77,776 Number -0.6%
2011 77,811 Number +0.0%
2012 79,212 Number +1.8%
2013 71,171 Number -10.2%
2014 52,861 Number -25.7%
2015 59,462 Number +12.5%
2016 56,939 Number -4.2%
2017 51,968 Number -8.7%
2018 46,688 Number -10.2%
2019 45,312 Number -2.9%
2020 35,345 Number -22.0%
2021 42,716 Number +20.9%
2022 45,866 Number +7.4%
2023 42,489 Number -7.4%
2024 42,796 Number +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 83,064 Number 78,266 Number 87,861 Number 2
2010s 61,920 Number 45,312 Number 79,212 Number 10
2020s 41,842 Number 35,345 Number 45,866 Number 5

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 14 Denmark 57,761 Number compare
  2. 15 Hungary 54,431 Number compare
  3. 16 Czechia 46,424 Number compare
  4. 18 Cyprus 32,683 Number compare
  5. 19 Romania 30,280 Number compare
  6. 20 Serbia 26,210 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Portugal?
Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Portugal was 42,796 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 87,861 Number in 2008.
What is the lowest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 35,345 Number in 2020.
How does Portugal rank for persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court?
Portugal ranks 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
Is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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.

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Indicator
Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 686 data points, 2008–2024
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