Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Austria

Austria: Prisoners by legal status of the trial process was 1,891 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
1,891
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
17th
of 36 countries
All-time high
1,994
in 2009
All-time low
1,571
in 2020
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Austria, 2008–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2008201620242008: 1.9k2009: 2.0k2010: 1.9k2011: 1.8k2012: 1.8k2013: 1.8k2014: 1.8k2015: 1.7k2016: 1.8k2017: 1.9k2018: 1.9k2019: 1.8k2020: 1.6k2021: 1.6k2022: 1.9k2023: 1.9k2024: 1.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Austria recorded 1,891 for prisoners by legal status of the trial process in 2024.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Austria peaked at 1,994 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,571, in 2020.

That places Austria 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 1,938 1,883 1,994 2
2010s 1,826 1,721 1,938 10
2020s 1,762 1,571 1,891 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 14 Serbia 2,458 compare
  2. 15 Romania 2,269 compare
  3. 16 Croatia 2,107 compare
  4. 18 Czechia 1,596 compare
  5. 19 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,493 compare
  6. 20 Slovak Republic 1,062 compare

See the full ranking of 40 places β†’

More reference data data for Austria

All data for Austria β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Austria?
Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Austria was 1,891 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest prisoners by legal status of the trial process recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 1,994 in 2009.
What is the lowest prisoners by legal status of the trial process recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 1,571 in 2020.
How does Austria rank for prisoners by legal status of the trial process?
Austria ranks 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is prisoners by legal status of the trial process rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Prisoners by legal status of the trial process. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Prisoners by legal status of the trial process
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 642 data points, 2008–2024
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