Prison population rate in Estonia

Prison population rate in Estonia was 119.1 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 15.7 pts from 2023. That is the 11th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, per 100,000 people119.1

Change on 2023-15.7 pts

Rank11th of 27EU countries ranked

Series high273.22008

Series low119.12024

Prison population rate in Estonia, 2008 to 2024

per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Prison capacity and number of persons held, actual number held per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_pris_cap). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-04-29.

All 17 values

Period	per 100,000 people
2024	119.1
2023	134.8
2022	155.7
2021	164.6
2020	176.7
2019	187.7
2018	195.9
2017	207
2016	217.6
2015	214.7
2014	230.6
2013	235.7
2012	248
2011	255.7
2010	254.5
2009	266.1
2008	273.2

Rankings

EU countries by prison population rate 27 places

Definition

Persons held in prison per 100,000 inhabitants, including pre-trial detainees, counted on one reference day of the year (Eurostat crime and criminal justice statistics).

Countries count on different reference days, mostly 1 September or 31 December.

How to cite

Eurostat. Prison capacity and number of persons held, actual number held per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_pris_cap). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/crim_pris_cap/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Prison capacity and number of persons held, actual number held per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_pris_cap) (Prison population rate, Estonia, 2008 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/crim_pris_cap/default/table

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Prison capacity and number of persons held, actual number held per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_pris_cap), Prison population rate, Estonia, 2008 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 29 Apr. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/crim_pris_cap/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/prison-population-rate/estonia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Prison capacity and number of persons held, actual number held per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_pris_cap). Prison population rate, Estonia, 2008 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/crim_pris_cap/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/prison-population-rate/estonia.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Prison capacity and number of persons held, actual number held per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_pris_cap), Prison population rate, Estonia, 2008 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/crim_pris_cap/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/prison-population-rate/estonia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Prison capacity and number of persons held, actual number held per 100,000 inhabitants (crim\_pris\_cap): Prison population rate, Estonia, 2008 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/crim_pris_cap/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/prison-population-rate/estonia. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Prison capacity and number of persons held, actual number held per 100,000 inhabitants (crim\_pris\_cap). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/crim\_pris\_cap/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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PB  - Eurostat, European Commission
DB  - Invokely
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273.2 per 100,000 people in 2008, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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