Prison population (total)

In 2023, Czechia's prison population (total) increased by 2.7% compared to 2022, reaching 19,569.

Czechia ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 9.3% (from 21,577 in 2018).

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