BE · 2023 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Belgium, 2023
Prison population (total)
11,893
Belgium, 2023
▲ 7.6% vs 2022 (11,050)
Analysis
In 2023, Belgium's prison population (total) increased by 7.6% compared to 2022, reaching 11,893.
Belgium ranks 10th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 15.9% (from 10,261 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#10 of 27
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2008 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age