Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Portugal

Portugal: Prisoners by legal status of the trial process was 2,715 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2,715
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
13th
of 36 countries
All-time high
2,715
in 2024
All-time low
2,105
in 2017
Years of data
17
2008–2024

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k2008201620242008: 2.1k2009: 2.1k2010: 2.3k2011: 2.5k2012: 2.7k2013: 2.6k2014: 2.3k2015: 2.3k2016: 2.1k2017: 2.1k2018: 2.2k2019: 2.3k2020: 2.3k2021: 2.1k2022: 2.5k2023: 2.7k2024: 2.7k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Portugal stood at 2,715. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Portugal peaked at 2,715 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,105, in 2017.

Portugal ranks 13th 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 Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Portugal, 2008 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2008 2,108
2009 2,141 +1.6%
2010 2,307 +7.8%
2011 2,470 +7.1%
2012 2,661 +7.7%
2013 2,592 -2.6%
2014 2,330 -10.1%
2015 2,303 -1.2%
2016 2,117 -8.1%
2017 2,105 -0.6%
2018 2,196 +4.3%
2019 2,271 +3.4%
2020 2,273 +0.1%
2021 2,149 -5.5%
2022 2,470 +14.9%
2023 2,655 +7.5%
2024 2,715 +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,124 2,108 2,141 2
2010s 2,335 2,105 2,661 10
2020s 2,452 2,149 2,715 5

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 10 Belgium 2,973 compare
  2. 11 Albania 2,941 compare
  3. 12 Greece 2,925 compare
  4. 14 Serbia 2,458 compare
  5. 15 Romania 2,269 compare
  6. 16 Croatia 2,107 compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Portugal?
Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Portugal was 2,715 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest prisoners by legal status of the trial process recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 2,715 in 2024.
What is the lowest prisoners by legal status of the trial process recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 2,105 in 2017.
How does Portugal rank for prisoners by legal status of the trial process?
Portugal ranks 13th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is prisoners by legal status of the trial process rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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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