Prison population (total)

In 2017, Belgium's prison population (total) stood at 10,471.

Belgium ranks 11th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 6.4% (from 11,183 in 2012).

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