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Imprisonment, Prison population on reference day by type of detention and sex
The latest figure is 7 119 for 2026, up 58% since 1989 (4 519).
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Which years are indicated in the catalogue or data profile?
Period: 1989–2026. This describes stored catalogue and profile information; it does not guarantee uninterrupted annual observations.
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The numbers
| Period | Insassenbestand am Stichtag |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 119 |
| 2025 | 6 994 |
| 2024 | 6 881 |
| 2023 | 6 445 |
| 2022 | 6 310 |
| 2021 | 6 316 |
| 2020 | 6 897 |
| 2017 | 6 907 |
| 2016 | 6 878 |
| 2015 | 6 884 |
| 2014 | 6 923 |
| 2013 | 7 054 |
| 2012 | 6 599 |
| 2011 | 6 065 |
| 2010 | 6 181 |
| 2009 | 6 101 |
| 2008 | 5 780 |
| 2007 | 5 715 |
| 2006 | 5 888 |
| 2005 | 6 137 |
| 2004 | 5 977 |
| 2003 | 5 214 |
| 2001 | 5 161 |
| 2000 | 5 662 |
| 1999 | 5 884 |
| 1998 | 5 594 |
| 1997 | 5 295 |
| 1996 | 5 044 |
| 1995 | 5 307 |
| 1994 | 5 313 |
| 1993 | 5 299 |
| 1992 | 5 041 |
| 1991 | 5 029 |
| 1990 | 4 625 |
| 1989 | 4 519 |
Source file preview
| Freiheitsentzug, Insassenbestand am Stichtag nach Haftform und Geschlecht | Unnamed: 1 | Unnamed: 2 | Unnamed: 3 | Unnamed: 4 | Unnamed: 5 | Unnamed: 6 | Unnamed: 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 1988 2 | 1989.0 | 1990.0 | 1991.0 | 1992.0 | 1993.0 | 1994.0 |
| Insassenbestand am Stichtag | 4620 | 4519.0 | 4625.0 | 5029.0 | 5041.0 | 5299.0 | 5313.0 |
| Männer | 4328 | 4254.0 | 4338.0 | 4714.0 | 4668.0 | 4954.0 | 4937.0 |
| in Untersuchungs- und Sicherheitshaft | 1202 | 1179.0 | 1295.0 | 1695.0 | 1653.0 | 1754.0 | 1677.0 |
| im vorzeitigen Straf- und Massnahmenvollzug | 258 | 272.0 | 274.0 | 293.0 | 317.0 | 320.0 | 371.0 |
| im Straf- und Massnahmenvollzug | 2698 | 2676.0 | 2577.0 | 2540.0 | 2486.0 | 2639.0 | 2620.0 |
| in Zwangsmassnahmen nach Ausländer- und Integrationsgesetz | 60 | 32.0 | 65.0 | 80.0 | 90.0 | 97.0 | 128.0 |
| andere Haftformen | 110 | 96.0 | 125.0 | 106.0 | 122.0 | 144.0 | 141.0 |
| Frauen | 292 | 261.0 | 287.0 | 315.0 | 373.0 | 345.0 | 376.0 |
| in Untersuchungs- und Sicherheitshaft | 118 | 100.0 | 133.0 | 133.0 | 185.0 | 133.0 | 151.0 |
| im vorzeitigen Straf- und Massnahmenvollzug | 13 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 19.0 |
| im Straf- und Massnahmenvollzug | 153 | 148.0 | 130.0 | 162.0 | 156.0 | 181.0 | 169.0 |
| in Zwangsmassnahmen nach Ausländer- und Integrationsgesetz | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 19.0 |
| andere Haftformen | 8 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 18.0 |
| 1 Für das Jahr 2018 können nur minimale Daten (Mittelwerte) | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |