Prisoners by offence category and sex in Sweden
Sweden: Prisoners by offence category and sex was 1,079 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,079
Change on year
up 10.9%
World rank
9th
of 41 countries
All-time high
1,079
in 2024
All-time low
436
in 2008
Years of data
17
2008–2024
Prisoners by offence category and sex in Sweden, 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, prisoners by offence category and sex in Sweden stood at 1,079. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 96.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prisoners by offence category and sex in Sweden peaked at 1,079 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 436, in 2008.
Sweden ranks 9th of 41 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 offence category and sex in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 436 | — |
| 2009 | 451 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 468 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 456 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 463 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 564 | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 550 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 570 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 583 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 634 | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 653 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 678 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 741 | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 814 | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 913 | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 973 | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 1,079 | +10.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1,079 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 631.5, 1.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1,079 is above the median for high income countries, which is 746, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 443.5 | 436 | 451 | 2 |
| 2010s | 561.9 | 456 | 678 | 10 |
| 2020s | 904 | 741 | 1,079 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prisoners by offence category and sex in Sweden?
- Prisoners by offence category and sex in Sweden was 1,079 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest prisoners by offence category and sex recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1,079 in 2024.
- What is the lowest prisoners by offence category and sex recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 436 in 2008.
- How does Sweden rank for prisoners by offence category and sex?
- Sweden ranks 9th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prisoners by offence category and sex rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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