Persons held in prisons

  • Data
    
    PERSONS HELD IN PRISONS IN 2022
    Countries Number Per 100 000 persons of the population
    EU - 27    
    Austria 8 993 100.16
    Belgium 11 050 95.11
    Bulgaria 5 577 81.55
    Croatia 4 091 105.92
    Cyprus 958 105.89
    Czech Republic 19 052 181.16
    Denmark 4 208 71.64
    Estonia 2 073 155.65
    Finland 2 861 51.57
    France 72 173 106.34
    Germany 57 465 69.04
    Greece 10 526 100.63
    Hungary 19 347 199.68
    Ireland 4 369 86.34
    Italy 57 455 97.33
    Latvia 3 229 172.14
    Lithuania 4 973 177.23
    Luxembourg 705 109.24
    Malta 559 107.30
    Netherlands 11 238 63.89
    Poland 71 723 190.48
    Portugal 12 502 120.77
    Romania 23 082 121.21
    Slovakia 9 839 181.04
    Slovenia 1 380 65.49
    Spain 55 751 117.54
    Sweden 8 414 80.50
         
    Other countries    
    Albania 5 060 181.13
    Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 081 .
    England and Wales . .
    Iceland 138 36.68
    Kosovo (under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244/99) . .
    Liechtenstein 58 147.55
    Montenegro 1 026 166.10
    Northern Ireland (UK) . .
    Norway 3 687 67.96
    Republic of North Macedonia . .
    Scotland . .
    Serbia 10 787 158.70
    Switzerland 6 252 71.54
    Turkiye 341 294 403.04

    Data source: Eurostat
    "." data are not available
    For more information see: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database
    05.06.2025
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  • Press releases
  • Upcoming press releases and data (2)
    Date Name
    11.07.2025 Crimes, accused and convicted persons - 2024
    29.04.2026 Anti-social acts and crimes of minors and juveniles - 2025
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