SK · 2024 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Slovakia, 2024
Prison population (total)
8,169
Slovakia, 2024
▼ 16.0% vs 2023 (9,724)
Analysis
In 2024, Slovakia's prison population (total) decreased by 16.0% compared to 2023, reaching 8,169.
Slovakia ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 22.6% (from 10,555 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#15 of 27
Slovakia timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age