Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Netherlands

Netherlands: Prisoners by legal status of the trial process was 3,244 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
3,244 Number
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
10th
of 45 countries
All-time high
5,730 Number
in 2008
All-time low
2,736 Number
in 2015
Years of data
17
2008–2024

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k2008201620242008: 5.7k Number2009: 3.9k Number2010: 4.1k Number2011: 4.1k Number2012: 3.8k Number2013: 3.4k Number2014: 2.9k Number2015: 2.7k Number2016: 2.7k Number2017: 2.8k Number2018: 2.9k Number2019: 3.1k Number2020: 3.1k Number2021: 2.8k Number2022: 3.0k Number2023: 3.1k Number2024: 3.2k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 3,244 Number for prisoners by legal status of the trial process in 2024.

The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Netherlands peaked at 5,730 Number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2,736 Number, in 2015.

Netherlands ranks 10th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Netherlands, 2008 to 2024.
Year Number Change
2008 5,730 Number —
2009 3,942 Number -31.2%
2010 4,054 Number +2.8%
2011 4,143 Number +2.2%
2012 3,840 Number -7.3%
2013 3,434 Number -10.6%
2014 2,888 Number -15.9%
2015 2,736 Number -5.3%
2016 2,748 Number +0.4%
2017 2,791 Number +1.6%
2018 2,893 Number +3.7%
2019 3,104 Number +7.3%
2020 3,147 Number +1.4%
2021 2,829 Number -10.1%
2022 2,984 Number +5.5%
2023 3,105 Number +4.1%
2024 3,244 Number +4.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2009 -31.2% 5,730 Number 3,942 Number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4,836 Number 3,942 Number 5,730 Number 2
2010s 3,263 Number 2,736 Number 4,143 Number 10
2020s 3,062 Number 2,829 Number 3,244 Number 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 8 Hungary 3,818 Number compare
  2. 9 Switzerland 3,490 Number compare
  3. 10 Netherlands 3,244 Number compare
  4. 12 Sweden 3,029 Number compare
  5. 13 Belgium 2,973 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Netherlands?
Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Netherlands was 3,244 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest prisoners by legal status of the trial process recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 5,730 Number in 2008.
What is the lowest prisoners by legal status of the trial process recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 2,736 Number in 2015.
How does Netherlands rank for prisoners by legal status of the trial process?
Netherlands ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
Is prisoners by legal status of the trial process rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands 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
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
48 places, 777 data points, 2008–2024
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