
Hungary
Capital city — Budapest
Country population
i01/01/2023/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 3.Type of government
Human Development Index
0.85440/188
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of incarcerated people
i31/12/2023Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i31/12/2023Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
i2022/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 31.Prison density
i31/12/2023Total number of prison facilities
i2023An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i31/12/2023Incarcerated minors
i31/12/2023Percentage of untried prisoners
i31/12/2023Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of the Interior
Budget of the prison service
Prison population
Total number of incarcerated people
18,270
i
31/12/2023
Variation in the number of prisoners
decrease
The prison population decreased by 9.65% between January 2023 (20,221)1 and December 2023 (18,270).
Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 3. ↩
Number of people serving non-custodial sentences
Data not disclosed
i
31/01/2022
/ Council of Europe, SPACE II Report 2022, table 9.
Variation in the number of people serving non-custodial sentences
Data not disclosed
The number of persons serving non-custodial sentences decreased by 5.17% between 2021 (38,310)1 and 2022 (36,328).
Council of Europe, SPACE II Report 2022, table 9. ↩
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
192
i
31/12/2023
Variation in the incarceration rate
decrease
i
2023
The incarceration rate decreased by 8.88% between January 2023 (210.7)1 and December 2023 (192).
Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 3. ↩
Number of admissions
20,751
i
2022
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 23.
Number of releases
19,853
i
2022
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 26.
Average length of imprisonment (in months)
11.3
i
2022
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 31.
Prison density
191.5 %
i
31/12/2023
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
30
i
2023
Total official capacity of the prison facilities
17,998
i
31/12/2023
Staff
Number of prison guards (FTE)
3,418
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 19.
Guard to prisoner ratio
1 : 1.5
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 21.
Number of socio-educational workers (FTE)
530
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 19.
Percentage of socio-educational workers in relation to the entire prison staff
5.7 %
(530)
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31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 19.