# Prison population rate in Estonia

Prison population rate in Estonia was 119.1 per 100,000 people in 2024. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `prison_population_rate`
- Place id: `ee`
- Unit: per 100,000 people
- 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).
- Note: Countries count on different reference days, mostly 1 September or 31 December. The US imprisonment rate (imprisonment_rate) counts only prisoners sentenced to more than 1 year, so it is not comparable.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/prison-population-rate/estonia
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=prison_population_rate&place=ee

| 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 |