Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Ireland
Ireland: Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees was 19.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
19.4
World rank
123rd
of 150 countries
All-time high
19.4
in 2025
All-time low
13.1
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000–2025
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Ireland, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Ireland is 19.4, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Ireland peaked at 19.4 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.1, in 2000.
Ireland ranks 123rd of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.1 | — |
| 2005 | 15.8 | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 14.8 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 14.6 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 18.1 | +24.0% |
| 2025 | 19.4 | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.45 | 13.1 | 15.8 | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 2 |
| 2020s | 18.75 | 18.1 | 19.4 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 137,869 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 69 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 69 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Ireland?
- Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Ireland was 19.4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1 in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees?
- Ireland ranks 123rd out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from 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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