Prisoners by citizenship in Ireland

Ireland: Prisoners by citizenship was 5,121 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5,121 Number
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
20th
of 38 countries
All-time high
5,121 Number
in 2024
All-time low
3,484 Number
in 2008
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Prisoners by citizenship in Ireland, 2008–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k2008201620242008: 3.5k Number2009: 3.9k Number2010: 4.3k Number2011: 4.2k Number2012: 4.3k Number2013: 4.1k Number2014: 3.8k Number2015: 3.8k Number2016: 3.7k Number2017: 3.7k Number2018: 4.0k Number2019: 4.0k Number2020: 3.8k Number2021: 3.8k Number2022: 4.4k Number2023: 4.7k Number2024: 5.1k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for prisoners by citizenship in Ireland is 5,121 Number, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prisoners by citizenship in Ireland peaked at 5,121 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,484 Number, in 2008.

Ireland ranks 20th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,676 Number 3,484 Number 3,868 Number 2
2010s 3,982 Number 3,680 Number 4,318 Number 10
2020s 4,367 Number 3,806 Number 5,121 Number 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 17 Slovakia 8,169 Number compare
  2. 18 Switzerland 6,722 Number compare
  3. 19 Bulgaria 5,440 Number compare
  4. 21 Croatia 4,965 Number compare
  5. 22 Albania 4,741 Number compare
  6. 23 Lithuania 4,480 Number compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is prisoners by citizenship in Ireland?
Prisoners by citizenship in Ireland was 5,121 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest prisoners by citizenship recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 5,121 Number in 2024.
What is the lowest prisoners by citizenship recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 3,484 Number in 2008.
How does Ireland rank for prisoners by citizenship?
Ireland ranks 20th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
Is prisoners by citizenship rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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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