Prison capacity and number of persons held in Türkiye
Türkiye: Prison capacity and number of persons held was 301,397 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
301,397
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
1st
of 3 groups
All-time high
301,397
in 2024
All-time low
106,779
in 2009
Years of data
16
2009–2024
Prison capacity and number of persons held in Türkiye, 2009–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prison capacity and number of persons held in Türkiye is 301,397, 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 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 106,779, in 2009.
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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 106,779 | — |
| 2010 | 114,348 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 116,754 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 142,460 | +22.0% |
| 2013 | 154,115 | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 163,129 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 177,636 | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 202,675 | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 208,780 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 213,862 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 230,210 | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 245,200 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 270,068 | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 289,974 | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 295,992 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 301,397 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 106,779 | 106,779 | 106,779 | 1 |
| 2010s | 172,397 | 114,348 | 230,210 | 10 |
| 2020s | 280,526 | 245,200 | 301,397 | 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 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 in 2024.
- What is the lowest prison capacity and number of persons held recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 106,779 in 2009.
- How does Türkiye rank for prison capacity and number of persons held?
- Türkiye ranks 1st out of 3 groups 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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