Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Switzerland
Switzerland: Prisoners by legal status of the trial process was 3,490 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Switzerland, 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Switzerland stood at 3,490. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Switzerland peaked at 3,490 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,350, in 2008.
Switzerland ranks 7th of 36 countries on this measure, 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2,350 | — |
| 2009 | 2,521 | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 2,566 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 2,406 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 2,753 | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 2,915 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 2,770 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 2,756 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2,770 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2,756 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2,969 | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 2,908 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 2,884 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 2,843 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 3,043 | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 3,260 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 3,490 | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,436 | 2,350 | 2,521 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,757 | 2,406 | 2,969 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,104 | 2,843 | 3,490 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More reference data data for Switzerland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Switzerland?
- Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in Switzerland was 3,490 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest prisoners by legal status of the trial process recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,490 in 2024.
- What is the lowest prisoners by legal status of the trial process recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,350 in 2008.
- How does Switzerland rank for prisoners by legal status of the trial process?
- Switzerland ranks 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prisoners by legal status of the trial process rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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