Prison population (total)

In 2024, Czechia's prison population (total) decreased by 0.7% compared to 2023, reaching 19,430.

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 7.7% (from 21,048 in 2019).

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