Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Norway
Norway: Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees was 30.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
30.6
World rank
73rd
of 150 countries
All-time high
30.6
in 2025
All-time low
19.1
in 2005
Years of data
6
2000–2025
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Norway, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 30.6 for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Norway peaked at 30.6 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.1, in 2005.
Norway ranks 73rd of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23 | — |
| 2005 | 19.1 | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 28.7 | +50.3% |
| 2015 | 26.8 | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 25.2 | -6.0% |
| 2025 | 30.6 | +21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.05 | 19.1 | 23 | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.75 | 26.8 | 28.7 | 2 |
| 2020s | 27.9 | 25.2 | 30.6 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 70 France 31.5 compare
- 71 Tanzania, United Republic of 31.4 compare
- 72 Andorra 31.1 compare
- 74 Saint Kitts and Nevis 30.5 compare
- 75 Cayman Islands 29.6 compare
- 76 Netherlands 29.2 compare
More social development data for Norway
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 124,006 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20 (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 20 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0221 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 Norway?
- Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Norway was 30.6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1 in 2005.
- How does Norway rank for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees?
- Norway ranks 73rd out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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