Prisoners by offence category and sex in Estonia
Estonia: Prisoners by offence category and sex was 216 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
216
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
30th
of 41 countries
All-time high
620
in 2008
All-time low
216
in 2024
Years of data
17
2008–2024
Prisoners by offence category and sex in Estonia, 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 216 for prisoners by offence category and sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prisoners by offence category and sex in Estonia peaked at 620 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 216, in 2024.
Estonia ranks 30th of 41 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 offence category and sex in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 620 | — |
| 2009 | 574 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 527 | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 530 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 517 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 512 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 488 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 430 | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 395 | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 359 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 329 | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 306 | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 287 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 279 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 263 | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 230 | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 216 | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 597 | 574 | 620 | 2 |
| 2010s | 439.3 | 306 | 530 | 10 |
| 2020s | 255 | 216 | 287 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prisoners by offence category and sex in Estonia?
- Prisoners by offence category and sex in Estonia was 216 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest prisoners by offence category and sex recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 620 in 2008.
- What is the lowest prisoners by offence category and sex recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 216 in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for prisoners by offence category and sex?
- Estonia ranks 30th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prisoners by offence category and sex rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Prisoners by offence category and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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