Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Albania
Albania: Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees was 58.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Albania, 2001–2025
Source: Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 58.0% for share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Albania peaked at 58.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 2005.
Albania ranks 18th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 47.8% | — |
| 2005 | 39.6% | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 51.2% | +29.3% |
| 2020 | 44.4% | -13.3% |
| 2025 | 58.0% | +30.6% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 58.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.7%, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Albania's 58.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.9%, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.7% | 39.6% | 47.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 39.6% | 51.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 44.4% | 58.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More social development data for Albania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,673 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 21,447 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0091 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 21,447 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Albania?
- Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Albania was 58.0% in 2025, according to Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 2005.
- How does Albania rank for share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees?
- Albania ranks 18th out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners as a percentage of the total prison population.