Prison population (adults)

In 2022, Austria's prison population (adults) increased by 6.8% compared to 2021, reaching 8,904.

Austria ranks 13th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 2.2% (from 8,710 in 2017).

Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.