Prison capacity and number of persons held in Türkiye
Türkiye: Prison capacity and number of persons held was 301,397 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prison capacity and number of persons held in Türkiye, 2009–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prison capacity and number of persons held in Türkiye is 301,397 Number, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 84.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prison capacity and number of persons held in Türkiye peaked at 301,397 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 106,779 Number, in 2009.
Türkiye ranks 1st of 46 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Prison capacity and number of persons held in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 106,779 Number | — |
| 2010 | 114,348 Number | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 116,754 Number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 142,460 Number | +22.0% |
| 2013 | 154,115 Number | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 163,129 Number | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 177,636 Number | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 202,675 Number | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 208,780 Number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 213,862 Number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 230,210 Number | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 245,200 Number | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 270,068 Number | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 289,974 Number | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 295,992 Number | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 301,397 Number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 106,779 Number | 106,779 Number | 106,779 Number | 1 |
| 2010s | 172,397 Number | 114,348 Number | 230,210 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 280,526 Number | 245,200 Number | 301,397 Number | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prison capacity and number of persons held in Türkiye?
- Prison capacity and number of persons held in Türkiye was 301,397 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest prison capacity and number of persons held recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 301,397 Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest prison capacity and number of persons held recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 106,779 Number in 2009.
- How does Türkiye rank for prison capacity and number of persons held?
- Türkiye ranks 1st out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prison capacity and number of persons held rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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