Prison capacity and number of persons held in Estonia
Estonia: Prison capacity and number of persons held was 3,278 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3,278
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 37 countries
All-time high
3,880
in 2008
All-time low
2,915
in 2016
Years of data
15
2008–2024
Prison capacity and number of persons held in Estonia, 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 3,278 for prison capacity and number of persons held in 2024.
The figure is up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prison capacity and number of persons held in Estonia peaked at 3,880 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2,915, in 2016.
Estonia ranks 27th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Prison capacity and number of persons held in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3,880 | — |
| 2009 | 3,621 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 3,637 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 3,662 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 3,420 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 2,962 | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 2,915 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 2,915 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3,334 | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 3,278 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 3,278 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,334 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 3,334 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,278 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 3,278 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,750 | 3,621 | 3,880 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3,265 | 2,915 | 3,662 | 8 |
| 2020s | 3,300 | 3,278 | 3,334 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More urban development data for Estonia
- Population in the largest city 47.4% (2025)
- Population density 32.07 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 5.92 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in largest city 457,657 (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 1,233 (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 0.0% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 6.65 million (2024)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 8.8 (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 26.89 (2024)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 8,572 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prison capacity and number of persons held in Estonia?
- Prison capacity and number of persons held in Estonia was 3,278 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest prison capacity and number of persons held recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,880 in 2008.
- What is the lowest prison capacity and number of persons held recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,915 in 2016.
- How does Estonia rank for prison capacity and number of persons held?
- Estonia ranks 27th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prison capacity and number of persons held rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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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