Prisoners by citizenship in Hungary

Hungary: Prisoners by citizenship was 18,464 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18,464 Number
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
9th
of 38 countries
All-time high
19,347 Number
in 2022
All-time low
14,743 Number
in 2008
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Prisoners by citizenship in Hungary, 2008–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2008201620242008: 14.7k Number2009: 15.4k Number2010: 16.3k Number2011: 17.2k Number2012: 17.2k Number2013: 17.8k Number2014: 17.9k Number2015: 17.4k Number2016: 17.7k Number2017: 17.3k Number2018: 16.3k Number2019: 16.3k Number2020: 16.8k Number2021: 18.6k Number2022: 19.3k Number2023: 17.9k Number2024: 18.5k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 18,464 Number for prisoners by citizenship in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prisoners by citizenship in Hungary peaked at 19,347 Number in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14,743 Number, in 2008.

That places Hungary 9th out of 38 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15,088 Number 14,743 Number 15,432 Number 2
2010s 17,154 Number 16,303 Number 17,890 Number 10
2020s 18,225 Number 16,752 Number 19,347 Number 5

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 6 Germany 58,798 Number compare
  2. 7 Romania 24,606 Number compare
  3. 8 Czechia 19,430 Number compare
  4. 10 Belgium 12,581 Number compare
  5. 11 Portugal 12,507 Number compare
  6. 12 Netherlands 11,948 Number compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

More reference data data for Hungary

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Frequently asked questions

What is prisoners by citizenship in Hungary?
Prisoners by citizenship in Hungary was 18,464 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest prisoners by citizenship recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 19,347 Number in 2022.
What is the lowest prisoners by citizenship recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 14,743 Number in 2008.
How does Hungary rank for prisoners by citizenship?
Hungary ranks 9th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
Is prisoners by citizenship rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary 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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