Prison capacity and number of persons held in Lithuania, Republic of
Lithuania, Republic of: Prison capacity and number of persons held was 6,682 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Prison capacity and number of persons held in Lithuania, Republic of, 2008β2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Lithuania, Republic of recorded 6,682 for prison capacity and number of persons held in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prison capacity and number of persons held in Lithuania, Republic of peaked at 9,399 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6,682, in 2024.
Lithuania, Republic of ranks 19th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,062 | 9,062 | 9,062 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8,766 | 7,236 | 9,399 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,024 | 6,682 | 7,326 | 5 |
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More urban development data for Lithuania, Republic of
- Population in the largest city 27.1% (2025)
- Population density 45.87 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 10.75 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in largest city 541,517 (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 4,314 (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 96.0% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 8.64 million (2024)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 5.7 (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 69.67 (2023)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 6,114 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prison capacity and number of persons held in Lithuania, Republic of?
- Prison capacity and number of persons held in Lithuania, Republic of was 6,682 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest prison capacity and number of persons held recorded in Lithuania, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 9,399 in 2010.
- What is the lowest prison capacity and number of persons held recorded in Lithuania, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,682 in 2024.
- How does Lithuania, Republic of rank for prison capacity and number of persons held?
- Lithuania, Republic of ranks 19th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prison capacity and number of persons held rising or falling in Lithuania, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania, Republic of 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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