Prison population rate in Slovakia
Slovakia: Prison population rate was 149 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
149
Change on year
down 18.6%
World rank
107th
of 202 countries
All-time high
201
in 2012
All-time low
129
in 2000
Years of data
13
2000–2025
Prison population rate in Slovakia, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 149 for prison population rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 18.6% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prison population rate in Slovakia peaked at 201 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 129, in 2000.
Slovakia ranks 107th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Prison population rate in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 129 | — |
| 2002 | 144 | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 175 | +21.5% |
| 2006 | 153 | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 151 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 186 | +23.2% |
| 2012 | 201 | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 185 | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 184 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 189 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 192 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 183 | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 149 | -18.6% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 149 is below the median for high income countries, which is 172.5, 86% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 149 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 121, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 150.4 | 129 | 175 | 5 |
| 2010s | 189 | 184 | 201 | 5 |
| 2020s | 174.67 | 149 | 192 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More population data for Slovakia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7735 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4772 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6992 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.659 (2100)
- Population density 71.28 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 131,931 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.659 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.0038 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prison population rate in Slovakia?
- Prison population rate in Slovakia was 149 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prison population rate recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 201 in 2012.
- What is the lowest prison population rate recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 129 in 2000.
- How does Slovakia rank for prison population rate?
- Slovakia ranks 107th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prison population rate rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Prison population rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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