Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Germany

Germany: Prisoners by legal status of the trial process was 15,869 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
15,869
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
2nd
of 36 countries
All-time high
15,869
in 2024
All-time low
12,899
in 2011
Years of data
17
2008–2024

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k2008201620242008: 13.7k2009: 13.6k2010: 12.9k2011: 12.9k2012: 12.9k2013: 12.9k2014: 13.0k2015: 13.7k2016: 14.7k2017: 15.8k2018: 15.7k2019: 14.6k2020: 13.8k2021: 13.0k2022: 13.8k2023: 15.6k2024: 15.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Germany recorded 15,869 for prisoners by legal status of the trial process in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Germany peaked at 15,869 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,899, in 2011.

Germany ranks 2nd of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13,657 13,601 13,713 2
2010s 13,909 12,899 15,786 10
2020s 14,414 12,993 15,869 5

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 1 France 20,779 compare
  2. 3 Italy 10,767 compare
  3. 4 Spain 10,472 compare
  4. 5 Poland, Republic of 7,585 compare

See the full ranking of 40 places β†’

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All data for Germany β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Germany?
Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Germany was 15,869 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest prisoners by legal status of the trial process recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 15,869 in 2024.
What is the lowest prisoners by legal status of the trial process recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 12,899 in 2011.
How does Germany rank for prisoners by legal status of the trial process?
Germany ranks 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is prisoners by legal status of the trial process rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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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