Prison capacity and number of persons held in Slovakia
Slovakia: Prison capacity and number of persons held was 11,537 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prison capacity and number of persons held in Slovakia, 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 11,537 Number for prison capacity and number of persons held in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prison capacity and number of persons held in Slovakia peaked at 11,828 Number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10,818 Number, in 2008.
That places Slovakia 15th out of 46 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Prison capacity and number of persons held in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10,818 Number | — |
| 2009 | 10,876 Number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 11,085 Number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 11,201 Number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 11,304 Number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 11,812 Number | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 11,828 Number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 11,184 Number | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 11,033 Number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 10,941 Number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 11,499 Number | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 11,625 Number | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 11,625 Number | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11,621 Number | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 11,653 Number | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 11,558 Number | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 11,537 Number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,847 Number | 10,818 Number | 10,876 Number | 2 |
| 2010s | 11,351 Number | 10,941 Number | 11,828 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,599 Number | 11,537 Number | 11,653 Number | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prison capacity and number of persons held in Slovakia?
- Prison capacity and number of persons held in Slovakia was 11,537 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest prison capacity and number of persons held recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,828 Number in 2014.
- What is the lowest prison capacity and number of persons held recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,818 Number in 2008.
- How does Slovakia rank for prison capacity and number of persons held?
- Slovakia ranks 15th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prison capacity and number of persons held rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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