Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Finland

Finland: Prisoners by legal status of the trial process was 874 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
874
Change on year
up 12.3%
World rank
24th
of 36 countries
All-time high
874
in 2024
All-time low
529
in 2018
Years of data
17
2008–2024

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

02004006008002008201620242008: 5732009: 5742010: 5682011: 5852012: 6312013: 5542014: 6292015: 5802016: 6042017: 6152018: 5292019: 6322020: 6462021: 5952022: 6572023: 7782024: 874

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Finland stood at 874. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Finland peaked at 874 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 529, in 2018.

Finland ranks 24th 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 Finland, year by year

Annual values for Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Finland, 2008 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2008 573
2009 574 +0.2%
2010 568 -1.0%
2011 585 +3.0%
2012 631 +7.9%
2013 554 -12.2%
2014 629 +13.5%
2015 580 -7.8%
2016 604 +4.1%
2017 615 +1.8%
2018 529 -14.0%
2019 632 +19.5%
2020 646 +2.2%
2021 595 -7.9%
2022 657 +10.4%
2023 778 +18.4%
2024 874 +12.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 573.5 573 574 2
2010s 592.7 529 632 10
2020s 710 595 874 5

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 21 Latvia 1,001 compare
  2. 22 Denmark 995 compare
  3. 23 Ireland 990 compare
  4. 25 Norway 752 compare
  5. 26 Slovenia 718 compare
  6. 27 Montenegro 647 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Finland?
Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Finland was 874 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest prisoners by legal status of the trial process recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 874 in 2024.
What is the lowest prisoners by legal status of the trial process recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 529 in 2018.
How does Finland rank for prisoners by legal status of the trial process?
Finland ranks 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is prisoners by legal status of the trial process rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland 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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