Prison population (adults)

In 2023, Austria's prison population (adults) increased by 0.7% compared to 2022, reaching 8,970.

Austria ranks 14th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 0.7% (from 9,034 in 2018).

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