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
Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Norway, 2000–2025
Source: Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.0% | — |
| 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% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 30.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.6%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Norway's 30.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.9%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1% | 19.1% | 23.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 26.8% | 28.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 25.2% | 30.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 70 France 31.5% compare
- 71 Tanzania 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 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 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 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 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 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.