Prison capacity and number of persons held in Slovenia
Slovenia: Prison capacity and number of persons held was 1,346 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,346
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
32nd
of 37 countries
All-time high
1,354
in 2022
All-time low
1,098
in 2008
Years of data
17
2008–2024
Prison capacity and number of persons held in Slovenia, 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, prison capacity and number of persons held in Slovenia stood at 1,346.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prison capacity and number of persons held in Slovenia peaked at 1,354 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,098, in 2008.
That places Slovenia 32nd out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Prison capacity and number of persons held in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1,098 | — |
| 2009 | 1,098 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,115 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1,309 | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 1,309 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,293 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1,293 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,322 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1,322 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,339 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1,339 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,339 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,326 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1,326 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,354 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1,345 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1,346 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,098 | 1,098 | 1,098 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,298 | 1,115 | 1,339 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,339 | 1,326 | 1,354 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 29 North Macedonia 2,573 compare
- 30 Kosovo* 2,552 compare
- 31 Montenegro 1,393 compare
- 33 Luxembourg 932 compare
- 34 Malta 810 compare
- 35 Cyprus 424 compare
More urban development data for Slovenia
- Population density 105.31 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 12.56 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 12,017 (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 99.5% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 17.83 million (2025)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 3.5 (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 21 (2023)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 2,073 (2024)
- Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of 19,508 (2025)
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 3.5 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prison capacity and number of persons held in Slovenia?
- Prison capacity and number of persons held in Slovenia was 1,346 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest prison capacity and number of persons held recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,354 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prison capacity and number of persons held recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,098 in 2008.
- How does Slovenia rank for prison capacity and number of persons held?
- Slovenia ranks 32nd out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prison capacity and number of persons held rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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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