DK · 2015 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Denmark, 2015
Prison population (adults)
3,197
Denmark, 2015
▼ 10.5% vs 2014 (3,574)
Analysis
In 2015, Denmark's prison population (adults) decreased by 10.5% compared to 2014, reaching 3,197.
Denmark ranks 20th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 18.6% (from 3,926 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#20 of 27
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age