Prison capacity and number of persons held in Serbia
Serbia: Prison capacity and number of persons held was 11,951 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11,951
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
11th
of 37 countries
All-time high
11,957
in 2022
All-time low
6,924
in 2011
Years of data
14
2011–2024
Prison capacity and number of persons held in Serbia, 2011–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, prison capacity and number of persons held in Serbia stood at 11,951.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prison capacity and number of persons held in Serbia peaked at 11,957 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6,924, in 2011.
Serbia ranks 11th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Prison capacity and number of persons held in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6,924 | — |
| 2012 | 9,000 | +30.0% |
| 2013 | 9,200 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 9,340 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 9,459 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 9,802 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 9,892 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 10,307 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 10,323 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 11,227 | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 11,451 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 11,957 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 11,957 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11,951 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9,361 | 6,924 | 10,323 | 9 |
| 2020s | 11,709 | 11,227 | 11,957 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More urban development data for Serbia
- Population in the largest city 34.4% (2025)
- Population density 78.76 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 19.34 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.41 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2157 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.1595 % change on previous year (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 16.75 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.41 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 2.7 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prison capacity and number of persons held in Serbia?
- Prison capacity and number of persons held in Serbia was 11,951 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest prison capacity and number of persons held recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,957 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prison capacity and number of persons held recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,924 in 2011.
- How does Serbia rank for prison capacity and number of persons held?
- Serbia ranks 11th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prison capacity and number of persons held rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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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