Prisoners by offence category and sex in Latvia
Latvia: Prisoners by offence category and sex was 746 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
746
Change on year
up 48.6%
World rank
17th
of 41 countries
All-time high
746
in 2024
All-time low
309
in 2020
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Prisoners by offence category and sex in Latvia, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, prisoners by offence category and sex in Latvia stood at 746. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 48.6% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prisoners by offence category and sex in Latvia peaked at 746 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 309, in 2020.
Latvia ranks 17th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Prisoners by offence category and sex in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 721 | — |
| 2014 | 697 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 645 | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 628 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 611 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 597 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 544 | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 309 | -43.2% |
| 2021 | 515 | +66.7% |
| 2022 | 533 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 502 | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 746 | +48.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 634.71 | 544 | 721 | 7 |
| 2020s | 521 | 309 | 746 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prisoners by offence category and sex in Latvia?
- Prisoners by offence category and sex in Latvia was 746 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest prisoners by offence category and sex recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 746 in 2024.
- What is the lowest prisoners by offence category and sex recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 309 in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for prisoners by offence category and sex?
- Latvia ranks 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prisoners by offence category and sex rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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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