Prisoners by citizenship in Greece

Greece: Prisoners by citizenship was 11,484 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
11,484 Number
Change on year
up 12.1%
World rank
13th
of 38 countries
All-time high
12,693 Number
in 2013
All-time low
9,560 Number
in 2016
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Prisoners by citizenship in Greece, 2008–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k2008201620242008: 11.7k Number2009: 11.4k Number2010: 12.3k Number2011: 12.5k Number2012: 12.5k Number2013: 12.7k Number2014: 11.8k Number2015: 9.6k Number2016: 9.6k Number2017: 10.0k Number2018: 10.7k Number2019: 10.9k Number2020: 11.4k Number2021: 11.0k Number2022: 10.5k Number2023: 10.2k Number2024: 11.5k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for prisoners by citizenship in Greece is 11,484 Number, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prisoners by citizenship in Greece peaked at 12,693 Number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9,560 Number, in 2016.

Greece ranks 13th of 38 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11,550 Number 11,364 Number 11,736 Number 2
2010s 11,252 Number 9,560 Number 12,693 Number 10
2020s 10,932 Number 10,242 Number 11,484 Number 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 10 Belgium 12,581 Number compare
  2. 11 Portugal 12,507 Number compare
  3. 12 Netherlands 11,948 Number compare
  4. 14 Serbia 11,430 Number compare
  5. 15 Sweden 11,235 Number compare
  6. 16 Austria 9,657 Number compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is prisoners by citizenship in Greece?
Prisoners by citizenship in Greece was 11,484 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest prisoners by citizenship recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 12,693 Number in 2013.
What is the lowest prisoners by citizenship recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 9,560 Number in 2016.
How does Greece rank for prisoners by citizenship?
Greece ranks 13th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
Is prisoners by citizenship rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Prisoners by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Prisoners by citizenship
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 651 data points, 2008–2024
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