Prison population (adults)

In 2024, Czechia's prison population (adults) decreased by 0.7% compared to 2023, reaching 19,335.

Czechia ranks 6th 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 7.9% (from 20,987 in 2019).

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