BE · 2021 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Belgium, 2021
Prison population (total)
10,769
Belgium, 2021
▲ 4.0% vs 2020 (10,357)
Analysis
In 2021, Belgium's prison population (total) increased by 4.0% compared to 2020, reaching 10,769.
Belgium ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#12 of 27
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2008 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age