Prison population (adults)

In 2019, Denmark's prison population (adults) increased by 7.9% compared to 2018, reaching 3,911.

Denmark ranks 18th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 9.4% (from 3,574 in 2014).

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