Prison capacity and number of persons held in Lithuania
Lithuania: Prison capacity and number of persons held was 6,682 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prison capacity and number of persons held in Lithuania, 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 6,682 Number 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 peaked at 9,399 Number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6,682 Number, in 2024.
Lithuania ranks 23rd of 46 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.
Prison capacity and number of persons held in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9,062 Number | — |
| 2009 | 9,062 Number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9,399 Number | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 9,399 Number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9,399 Number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9,399 Number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9,399 Number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9,399 Number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8,011 Number | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 8,011 Number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8,011 Number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7,236 Number | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 7,326 Number | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 7,200 Number | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 7,200 Number | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6,711 Number | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 6,682 Number | -0.4% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 6,682 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,404 Number, 90% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 6,682 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 8,040 Number, 83% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,062 Number | 9,062 Number | 9,062 Number | 2 |
| 2010s | 8,766 Number | 7,236 Number | 9,399 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,024 Number | 6,682 Number | 7,326 Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More urban development data for Lithuania
- Population in the largest city 27.1% (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 10.75 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in largest city 541,517 (2025)
- Population density 45.87 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 4,314 Number (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 Number (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 Million euro (2023)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 6,114 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prison capacity and number of persons held in Lithuania?
- Prison capacity and number of persons held in Lithuania was 6,682 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest prison capacity and number of persons held recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 9,399 Number in 2010.
- What is the lowest prison capacity and number of persons held recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,682 Number in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for prison capacity and number of persons held?
- Lithuania ranks 23rd out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prison capacity and number of persons held rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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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