Prison capacity and number of persons held in Croatia
Croatia: Prison capacity and number of persons held was 4,052 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prison capacity and number of persons held in Croatia, 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 4,052 Number for prison capacity and number of persons held in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prison capacity and number of persons held in Croatia peaked at 4,052 Number in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,501 Number, in 2008.
Croatia ranks 30th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Prison capacity and number of persons held in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3,501 Number | — |
| 2009 | 3,501 Number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3,501 Number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3,921 Number | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 3,921 Number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3,921 Number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4,022 Number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 4,022 Number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3,900 Number | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 3,900 Number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3,919 Number | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 3,919 Number | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,927 Number | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 3,927 Number | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4,052 Number | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 4,052 Number | +0.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 4,052 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,404 Number, 55% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 4,052 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 8,040 Number, 50% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,501 Number | 3,501 Number | 3,501 Number | 2 |
| 2010s | 3,892 Number | 3,501 Number | 4,022 Number | 9 |
| 2020s | 3,975 Number | 3,919 Number | 4,052 Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More urban development data for Croatia
- Population in the largest city 30.5% (2025)
- Population density 69.09 people per sq. km of land area (2024)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 15.78 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in largest city 684,359 (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 121,113 Number (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 99.8% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 94.79 million Number (2025)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 3.2% (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 2.32 Million euro (2024)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 3,183 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prison capacity and number of persons held in Croatia?
- Prison capacity and number of persons held in Croatia was 4,052 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest prison capacity and number of persons held recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,052 Number in 2023.
- What is the lowest prison capacity and number of persons held recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,501 Number in 2008.
- How does Croatia rank for prison capacity and number of persons held?
- Croatia ranks 30th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prison capacity and number of persons held rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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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