Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Poland
Poland: Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees was 11.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Poland, 2000–2025
Source: Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 11.3% for share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in 2025.
The figure is up 91.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Poland peaked at 31.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2015.
That places Poland 146th out of 150 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.2% | — |
| 2005 | 16.2% | -48.1% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | -35.8% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -43.3% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +116.9% |
| 2025 | 11.3% | -11.7% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 11.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 26.6%, 42% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Poland's 11.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.9%, 45% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.7% | 16.2% | 31.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 5.9% | 10.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 11.3% | 12.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More social development data for Poland
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 990,469 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,368 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 1,368 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0272 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 Poland?
- Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Poland was 11.3% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2015.
- How does Poland rank for share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees?
- Poland ranks 146th out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland 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.