Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Sweden

Sweden: Prisoners by legal status of the trial process was 3,029 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3,029
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
9th
of 36 countries
All-time high
3,029
in 2024
All-time low
1,346
in 2013
Years of data
17
2008–2024

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k2008201620242008: 1.4k2009: 1.4k2010: 1.5k2011: 1.5k2012: 1.4k2013: 1.3k2014: 1.5k2015: 1.4k2016: 1.4k2017: 1.6k2018: 1.7k2019: 1.9k2020: 2.0k2021: 2.1k2022: 2.3k2023: 2.8k2024: 3.0k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Sweden stood at 3,029. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 103.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Sweden peaked at 3,029 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,346, in 2013.

That places Sweden 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Sweden, 2008 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2008 1,377
2009 1,445 +4.9%
2010 1,472 +1.9%
2011 1,521 +3.3%
2012 1,444 -5.1%
2013 1,346 -6.8%
2014 1,488 +10.5%
2015 1,399 -6.0%
2016 1,427 +2.0%
2017 1,565 +9.7%
2018 1,721 +10.0%
2019 1,885 +9.5%
2020 2,021 +7.2%
2021 2,089 +3.4%
2022 2,268 +8.6%
2023 2,763 +21.8%
2024 3,029 +9.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,411 1,377 1,445 2
2010s 1,527 1,346 1,885 10
2020s 2,434 2,021 3,029 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 6 Hungary 3,818 compare
  2. 7 Switzerland 3,490 compare
  3. 8 Netherlands 3,244 compare
  4. 10 Belgium 2,973 compare
  5. 11 Albania 2,941 compare
  6. 12 Greece 2,925 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 Sweden?
Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Sweden was 3,029 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest prisoners by legal status of the trial process recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 3,029 in 2024.
What is the lowest prisoners by legal status of the trial process recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 1,346 in 2013.
How does Sweden rank for prisoners by legal status of the trial process?
Sweden ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is prisoners by legal status of the trial process rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 103.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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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