Prison capacity and number of persons held in Serbia
Serbia: Prison capacity and number of persons held was 11,951 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prison capacity and number of persons held in Serbia, 2011–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2024, prison capacity and number of persons held in Serbia stood at 11,951 Number.
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 Number in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6,924 Number, in 2011.
Serbia ranks 14th of 46 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 | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6,924 Number | — |
| 2012 | 9,000 Number | +30.0% |
| 2013 | 9,200 Number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 9,340 Number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 9,459 Number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 9,802 Number | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 9,892 Number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 10,307 Number | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 10,323 Number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 11,227 Number | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 11,451 Number | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 11,957 Number | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 11,957 Number | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11,951 Number | -0.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 11,951 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,404 Number, 1.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 11,951 Number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,016 Number, 3.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prison capacity and number of persons held in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +30.0% | 6,924 Number | 9,000 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9,361 Number | 6,924 Number | 10,323 Number | 9 |
| 2020s | 11,709 Number | 11,227 Number | 11,957 Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More urban development data for Serbia
- Population in the largest city 34.4% (2025)
- Population density 75.2 people per sq. km of land area (2024)
- 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 Number 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 Number in 2022.
- What is the lowest prison capacity and number of persons held recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,924 Number in 2011.
- How does Serbia rank for prison capacity and number of persons held?
- Serbia ranks 14th out of 46 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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