Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Sweden
Sweden: Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees was 28.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28.3
World rank
79th
of 150 countries
All-time high
28.3
in 2024
All-time low
20.9
in 2005
Years of data
5
2000–2024
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Sweden is 28.3, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Sweden peaked at 28.3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.9, in 2005.
Sweden ranks 79th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.2 | — |
| 2005 | 20.9 | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 22.4 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 25.6 | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 28.3 | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.55 | 20.9 | 24.2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 24 | 22.4 | 25.6 | 2 |
| 2020s | 28.3 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 76 Netherlands 29.2 compare
- 77 Burkina Faso 29 compare
- 77 Libya 29 compare
- 80 Jersey 28.1 compare
- 80 Mozambique 28.1 compare
- 82 Greece 27.6 compare
More social development data for Sweden
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 144,116 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 128 (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 128 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0136 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 Sweden?
- Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Sweden was 28.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9 in 2005.
- How does Sweden rank for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees?
- Sweden ranks 79th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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