Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Slovakia

Slovakia: Prisoners by legal status of the trial process was 1,062 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1,062 Number
Change on year
down 25.2%
World rank
24th
of 45 countries
All-time high
1,657 Number
in 2020
All-time low
1,062 Number
in 2024
Years of data
17
2008–2024

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

05001.0k1.5k2008201620242008: 1.6k Number2009: 1.6k Number2010: 1.5k Number2011: 1.4k Number2012: 1.3k Number2013: 1.2k Number2014: 1.3k Number2015: 1.3k Number2016: 1.4k Number2017: 1.5k Number2018: 1.6k Number2019: 1.6k Number2020: 1.7k Number2021: 1.4k Number2022: 1.4k Number2023: 1.4k Number2024: 1.1k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Slovakia recorded 1,062 Number for prisoners by legal status of the trial process in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.2% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Slovakia peaked at 1,657 Number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,062 Number, in 2024.

Slovakia ranks 24th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Slovakia, 2008 to 2024.
Year Number Change
2008 1,553 Number
2009 1,621 Number +4.4%
2010 1,464 Number -9.7%
2011 1,407 Number -3.9%
2012 1,308 Number -7.0%
2013 1,216 Number -7.0%
2014 1,319 Number +8.5%
2015 1,346 Number +2.0%
2016 1,438 Number +6.8%
2017 1,516 Number +5.4%
2018 1,579 Number +4.2%
2019 1,631 Number +3.3%
2020 1,657 Number +1.6%
2021 1,430 Number -13.7%
2022 1,447 Number +1.2%
2023 1,419 Number -1.9%
2024 1,062 Number -25.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,587 Number 1,553 Number 1,621 Number 2
2010s 1,422 Number 1,216 Number 1,631 Number 10
2020s 1,403 Number 1,062 Number 1,657 Number 5

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 21 Austria 1,891 Number compare
  2. 22 Czechia 1,596 Number compare
  3. 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,493 Number compare
  4. 24 Slovakia 1,062 Number compare
  5. 26 Latvia 1,001 Number compare
  6. 26 Latvia 1,001 Number compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Slovakia?
Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Slovakia was 1,062 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest prisoners by legal status of the trial process recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 1,657 Number in 2020.
What is the lowest prisoners by legal status of the trial process recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,062 Number in 2024.
How does Slovakia rank for prisoners by legal status of the trial process?
Slovakia ranks 24th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
Is prisoners by legal status of the trial process rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovakia 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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