Prisoners by citizenship in Switzerland

Switzerland: Prisoners by citizenship was 6,722 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6,722 Number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
18th
of 38 countries
All-time high
6,722 Number
in 2024
All-time low
5,303 Number
in 2008
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Prisoners by citizenship in Switzerland, 2008–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k2008201620242008: 5.3k Number2009: 5.6k Number2010: 5.8k Number2011: 5.6k Number2012: 6.1k Number2013: 6.7k Number2014: 6.5k Number2015: 6.5k Number2016: 6.5k Number2017: 6.6k Number2018: 6.6k Number2019: 6.6k Number2020: 6.2k Number2021: 6.1k Number2022: 6.3k Number2023: 6.6k Number2024: 6.7k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

In 2024, prisoners by citizenship in Switzerland stood at 6,722 Number. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prisoners by citizenship in Switzerland peaked at 6,722 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,303 Number, in 2008.

Switzerland ranks 18th 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 5,454 Number 5,303 Number 5,605 Number 2
2010s 6,340 Number 5,626 Number 6,652 Number 10
2020s 6,380 Number 6,113 Number 6,722 Number 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 15 Sweden 11,235 Number compare
  2. 16 Austria 9,657 Number compare
  3. 17 Slovakia 8,169 Number compare
  4. 19 Bulgaria 5,440 Number compare
  5. 20 Ireland 5,121 Number compare
  6. 21 Croatia 4,965 Number compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

More reference data data for Switzerland

All data for Switzerland →

Frequently asked questions

What is prisoners by citizenship in Switzerland?
Prisoners by citizenship in Switzerland was 6,722 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest prisoners by citizenship recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 6,722 Number in 2024.
What is the lowest prisoners by citizenship recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 5,303 Number in 2008.
How does Switzerland rank for prisoners by citizenship?
Switzerland ranks 18th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
Is prisoners by citizenship rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Prisoners by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

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
Last refreshed