Prison capacity and number of persons held in Austria
Austria: Prison capacity and number of persons held was 8,278 in 2024. β¬ Flat
Latest (2024)
8,278
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
16th
of 37 countries
All-time high
8,883
in 2019
All-time low
8,278
in 2024
Years of data
17
2008β2024
Prison capacity and number of persons held in Austria, 2008β2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prison capacity and number of persons held in Austria is 8,278, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prison capacity and number of persons held in Austria peaked at 8,883 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8,278, in 2024.
That places Austria 16th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,680 | 8,678 | 8,682 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8,737 | 8,565 | 8,883 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,538 | 8,278 | 8,869 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More urban development data for Austria
- Population in the largest city 31.2% (2025)
- Population density 110.66 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 10.03 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 2.01 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.7541 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2178 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 23.94 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 2.01 million (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 177.05 Hectares (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prison capacity and number of persons held in Austria?
- Prison capacity and number of persons held in Austria was 8,278 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest prison capacity and number of persons held recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 8,883 in 2019.
- What is the lowest prison capacity and number of persons held recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,278 in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for prison capacity and number of persons held?
- Austria ranks 16th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prison capacity and number of persons held rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Prison capacity and number of persons held. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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