Prison population (total)

In 2024, Austria's prison population (total) increased by 6.2% compared to 2023, reaching 9,657.

Austria ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 6.4% (from 9,072 in 2019).

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