Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Croatia

Croatia: Prisoners by legal status of the trial process was 2,107 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2,107
Change on year
up 14.6%
World rank
16th
of 36 countries
All-time high
2,107
in 2024
All-time low
729
in 2015
Years of data
17
2008–2024

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

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2008201620242008: 1.4k2009: 1.2k2010: 1.2k2011: 8962012: 7672013: 9342014: 8122015: 7292016: 7292017: 9032018: 9982019: 1.3k2020: 1.3k2021: 1.3k2022: 1.5k2023: 1.8k2024: 2.1k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Croatia stood at 2,107. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and up 159.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Croatia peaked at 2,107 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 729, in 2015.

Croatia ranks 16th of 36 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.

Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Croatia, 2008 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2008 1,354
2009 1,212 -10.5%
2010 1,191 -1.7%
2011 896 -24.8%
2012 767 -14.4%
2013 934 +21.8%
2014 812 -13.1%
2015 729 -10.2%
2016 729 +0.0%
2017 903 +23.9%
2018 998 +10.5%
2019 1,252 +25.5%
2020 1,281 +2.3%
2021 1,312 +2.4%
2022 1,488 +13.4%
2023 1,839 +23.6%
2024 2,107 +14.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,283 1,212 1,354 2
2010s 921.1 729 1,252 10
2020s 1,605 1,281 2,107 5

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 13 Portugal 2,715 compare
  2. 14 Serbia 2,458 compare
  3. 15 Romania 2,269 compare
  4. 17 Austria 1,891 compare
  5. 18 Czechia 1,596 compare
  6. 19 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,493 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Croatia?
Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Croatia was 2,107 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest prisoners by legal status of the trial process recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 2,107 in 2024.
What is the lowest prisoners by legal status of the trial process recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 729 in 2015.
How does Croatia rank for prisoners by legal status of the trial process?
Croatia ranks 16th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is prisoners by legal status of the trial process rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 159.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia 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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