Prisoners by offence category and sex by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
40,120
Türkiye
Lowest
24
Montenegro
Median
530
Years covered
17
2008–2024
Data points
634
What the numbers show
Prisoners by offence category and sex is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 40,120 in Türkiye; the lowest is 24 in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 530, and the mean is 2,205.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,672.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 205.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 65.1%).
Prisoners by offence category and sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 40,120 | 2024 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Italy | 8,773 | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 3 | France | 5,493 | 2024 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 4 | Romania | 5,179 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 5 | Poland | 4,243 | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 5 | Poland | 4,243 | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 7 | Spain | 3,545 | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 3,280 | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 9 | Sweden | 1,079 | 2024 | up 96.2% | rising |
| 10 | Czechia | 971 | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 11 | Lithuania | 954 | 2024 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 11 | Lithuania | 954 | 2024 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 13 | Hungary | 931 | 2024 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 14 | Belgium | 890 | 2012 | — | rising |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 824 | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 16 | Greece | 784 | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 17 | Latvia | 746 | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 17 | Latvia | 746 | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 19 | Serbia | 733 | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 19 | Serbia | 733 | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 21 | Switzerland | 530 | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 22 | Slovakia | 465 | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 22 | Slovakia | 465 | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 24 | Austria | 430 | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 25 | Albania | 375 | 2024 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Kosovo* | 343 | 2020 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 321 | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 321 | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 29 | Finland | 297 | 2024 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 30 | Estonia | 216 | 2024 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 30 | Estonia | 216 | 2024 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 216 | 2024 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 33 | Portugal | 197 | 2024 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 34 | Denmark | 184 | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 35 | Slovenia | 147 | 2024 | up 26.7% | flat |
| 35 | Slovenia | 147 | 2024 | up 26.7% | flat |
| 37 | Norway | 140 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 38 | Cyprus | 61 | 2022 | up 205.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Malta | 52 | 2024 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 52 | 2017 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 41 | Montenegro | 24 | 2024 | down 50.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.