Prisoners by offence category and sex in Serbia

Serbia: Prisoners by offence category and sex was 733 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
733
Change on year
down 16.2%
World rank
19th
of 41 countries
All-time high
875
in 2023
All-time low
653
in 2013
Years of data
12
2013–2024

Prisoners by offence category and sex in Serbia, 2013–2024

02004006008002013201820242013: 6532014: 7742015: 8032016: 7292017: 7422018: 7752019: 7372020: 7542021: 7312022: 8262023: 8752024: 733

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 733 for prisoners by offence category and sex in 2024.

That represents a change of down 16.2% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prisoners by offence category and sex in Serbia peaked at 875 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 653, in 2013.

Serbia ranks 19th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Prisoners by offence category and sex in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Prisoners by offence category and sex in Serbia, 2013 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2013 653 —
2014 774 +18.5%
2015 803 +3.7%
2016 729 -9.2%
2017 742 +1.8%
2018 775 +4.4%
2019 737 -4.9%
2020 754 +2.3%
2021 731 -3.1%
2022 826 +13.0%
2023 875 +5.9%
2024 733 -16.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 744.71 653 803 7
2020s 783.8 731 875 5

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 16 Greece 784 compare
  2. 17 Latvia 746 compare
  3. 17 Latvia 746 compare
  4. 19 Serbia 733 compare
  5. 21 Switzerland 530 compare
  6. 22 Slovakia 465 compare
  7. 22 Slovakia 465 compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is prisoners by offence category and sex in Serbia?
Prisoners by offence category and sex in Serbia was 733 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest prisoners by offence category and sex recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 875 in 2023.
What is the lowest prisoners by offence category and sex recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 653 in 2013.
How does Serbia rank for prisoners by offence category and sex?
Serbia ranks 19th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
Is prisoners by offence category and sex rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia 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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Indicator
Prisoners by offence category and sex
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 634 data points, 2008–2024
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