Prisoners by legal status of the trial process by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
55,224
Türkiye
Lowest
11
Liechtenstein
Median
1,596
Years covered
17
2008–2024
Data points
642
What the numbers show
Prisoners by legal status of the trial process is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 55,224 in Türkiye; the lowest is 11 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,596, and the mean is 4,524.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5,020.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Slovenia (up 1,205.5%), and the largest decrease in Liechtenstein (down 72.5%).
Prisoners by legal status of the trial process: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 55,224 | 2024 | up 145.5% | rising |
| 2 | France | 20,779 | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 15,869 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 10,767 | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 5 | Spain | 10,472 | 2024 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 7,585 | 2024 | up 21.6% | falling |
| 7 | Hungary | 3,818 | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 8 | Switzerland | 3,490 | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 3,244 | 2024 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 10 | Sweden | 3,029 | 2024 | up 103.6% | rising |
| 11 | Belgium | 2,973 | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 12 | Albania | 2,941 | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 13 | Greece | 2,925 | 2024 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 14 | Portugal | 2,715 | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 15 | Serbia | 2,458 | 2024 | up 54.3% | falling |
| 16 | Romania | 2,269 | 2024 | up 41.7% | falling |
| 17 | Croatia | 2,107 | 2024 | up 159.5% | rising |
| 18 | Austria | 1,891 | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 19 | Czechia | 1,596 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,493 | 2024 | up 335.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Slovakia | 1,062 | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 22 | Latvia | 1,001 | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 23 | Denmark | 995 | 2024 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 24 | Ireland | 990 | 2024 | up 125.5% | rising |
| 25 | Finland | 874 | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 752 | 2024 | down 25.9% | flat |
| 27 | Slovenia | 718 | 2024 | up 1,205.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Montenegro | 647 | 2024 | up 170.7% | flat |
| 29 | Lithuania | 583 | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 30 | Kosovo* | 492 | 2020 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 478 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 32 | Estonia | 330 | 2024 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 33 | Malta | 266 | 2024 | up 92.8% | rising |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 251 | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 35 | Cyprus | 235 | 2024 | up 132.7% | rising |
| 36 | Iceland | 58 | 2024 | up 544.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Liechtenstein | 11 | 2024 | down 72.5% | volatile |